Township government · Brookings County, SD

Sherman Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended February 28, 2022), Sherman Township took in $81 thousand and spent $52 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended February 28, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes52%Fines and other48%

What stands out

48%

of Sherman Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Township taxes52%

Other taxes
30%$24 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Motor vehicle licenses$21 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
22%$18 thousand

Fines and other48%

Interest, rents and other
48%$39 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking85%Running the government and other costs12%Police, fire, courts and jails3.8%

What stands out

85%

of Sherman Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
85%$44 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$44 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$6 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$4 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.8%$2 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sherman Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended February 28, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Sherman Township itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.