ZIP 55324 · Ellsworth Township, MN

Six governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 55324: the state, county, city or town and school district, and where each one's money comes from and goes.

Each government is shown for its own newest fiscal year on file, so the years differ. Figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, the government's own report or, for Minnesota governments, the Minnesota Office of the State Auditor, as named under Sources and more.

Where do my taxes go in 55324?
55324 is served by the State of Minnesota, Meeker County, Litchfield Independent School District 465, Ellsworth Township, Darwin Township and Dassel-Cokato Public School District 466. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of Minnesota spent $61.5 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Meeker County spent $77.5 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2021), Litchfield Independent School District 465 spent $27.1 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Ellsworth Township spent $868 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023), Darwin Township spent $313 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023) and Dassel-Cokato Public School District 466 spent $37.6 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 55324?
Of the governments serving 55324, State of Minnesota collected $732 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Meeker County collected $15.5 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2021), Litchfield Independent School District 465 collected $5.6 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Dassel-Cokato Public School District 466 collected $5.2 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Darwin Township collected $359 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023) and Ellsworth Township collected $287 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 55324.

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From the state down to your schools: where each one's money comes from and goes.

See the full budget for: Meeker County, Ellsworth Township, Darwin Township and Litchfield Independent School District 465

Why not this year? Minnesota governments with newer filings show figures from the Minnesota Office of the State Auditor (for 2023). Each other figure is the newest year the U.S. Census Bureau has published for that government, so the years differ and are not the current year. Most governments post their current budget on their own website.

Where property tax goes in 55324

State of Minnesota$732 million

1.2% of its $63.0 billion in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

Meeker County$15.5 million

17% of its $89.2 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2021

Litchfield Independent School District 465$5.6 million

19% of its $29.3 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

Dassel-Cokato Public School District 466$5.2 million

16% of its $33.5 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

Darwin Township$359 thousand

88% of its $406 thousand in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2023

Ellsworth Township$287 thousand

79% of its $365 thousand in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2023

These are each government's total property tax collections, not your bill. Your own bill is split by each government's tax rate, shown on your property tax bill.

Your county

Meeker County

$77.5 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2021.

Where the money comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, road charges)57%County taxes18%Federal tax money11%State tax money9.9%Fines and other4.1%Local tax money0.2%

What stands out

57%

of Meeker County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

Full Meeker County breakdown

County taxes18%

Property tax
17%$15.5 million
Other taxes
0.2%$206 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and severance taxes
  • Other licenses$121 thousand
  • Severance taxes$85 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services57%

Fees for services
57%$50.7 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 4 more
  • Hospital bills$46.2 million
  • Other service charges$3.5 million
  • Road charges$575 thousand
  • Garbage collection$186 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$171 thousand
  • Housing$104 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
11%$10.1 million

State tax money9.9%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
9.9%$8.9 million

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.2%$185 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$3.6 million
Fines
<0.1%$40 thousand
Meeker County page →

Where the money goes

Health and hospitals53%Social services11%Roads, transit and parking11%Police, fire, courts and jails8.8%Running the government and other costs8.6%All other spending7.7%

What stands out

53%

of Meeker County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Full Meeker County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
53%$41.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$39.8 million
  • Public health$1.5 million
Social services
11%$8.4 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$8.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$8.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$8.3 million
  • Public transit$18 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.8%$6.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$4.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.0 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$26 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.6%$6.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$5.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$668 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$267 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.7%$2.1 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2.1 million
Interest on debt
2.4%$1.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$795 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$554 thousand
  • Libraries$241 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.7%$550 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$466 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$84 thousand
Housing and community development
0.6%$426 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$184 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$184 thousand
Meeker County page →

Your towns

Ellsworth Township

$868 thousand budget in fiscal year 2023 (ended December 31, 2023), from the Minnesota Office of the State Auditor.

About 59% of this ZIP is in Ellsworth Township.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes90%State tax money8.7%County and local tax money0.9%Fines and other<0.1%
Full Ellsworth Township breakdown

Township taxes90%

Property tax
79%$287 thousand
Other taxes
12%$43 thousand

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services
<0.1%$95

State tax money8.7%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
8.7%$32 thousand

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$3 thousand

Fines and other<0.1%

Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$230
Ellsworth Township page →

Where the money goes

Roads, transit and parking86%Running the government and other costs7.6%Police, fire, courts and jails5.9%
Full Ellsworth Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
86%$751 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.6%$66 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.9%$51 thousand
Ellsworth Township page →

Darwin Township

$313 thousand budget in fiscal year 2023 (ended December 31, 2023), from the Minnesota Office of the State Auditor.

About 34% of this ZIP is in Darwin Township.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes88%State tax money9.0%Fines and other2.6%
Full Darwin Township breakdown

Township taxes88%

Property tax
88%$359 thousand

State tax money9.0%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
9.0%$36 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$11 thousand
Darwin Township page →

Where the money goes

Roads, transit and parking74%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Running the government and other costs12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.1%
Full Darwin Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
74%$230 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$41 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$38 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.1%$3 thousand
Darwin Township page →

Your schools

Litchfield Independent School District 465

$27.1 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 78% of this ZIP is in Litchfield Independent School District 465.

Where the money comes from

State tax money73%School district taxes19%Fines and other3.4%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)3.1%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

73%

of Litchfield Independent School District 465's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 59%.

Full Litchfield Independent School District 465 breakdown

School district taxes19%

Property tax
19%$5.6 million

Fees for services3.1%

Fees for services
3.1%$906 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool tuition and transportation; other school charges and 1 more
  • School tuition and transportation$477 thousand
  • Other school charges$228 thousand
  • School lunches$201 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money73%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
73%$21.5 million

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$236 thousand

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$1.0 million
Litchfield Independent School District 465 page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges94%Interest on debt4.0%Sent to other local governments1.9%

What stands out

4%

of Litchfield Independent School District 465's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students spends 0.9%.

Full Litchfield Independent School District 465 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
94%$25.5 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$25.5 million
Interest on debt
4.0%$1.1 million
Sent to other local governments
1.9%$527 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts and sent to the state government
  • Sent to school districts$407 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$120 thousand
Litchfield Independent School District 465 page →

Dassel-Cokato Public School District 466

$37.6 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 14% of this ZIP is in Dassel-Cokato Public School District 466.

Where the money comes from

State tax money75%School district taxes16%Fines and other5.3%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)3.8%County and local tax money0.4%
Full Dassel-Cokato Public School District 466 breakdown

What stands out

16%

of Dassel-Cokato Public School District 466's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes16%

Property tax
16%$5.2 million

Fees for services3.8%

Fees for services
3.8%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$1.1 million
  • School lunches$85 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$48 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money75%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
75%$25.1 million

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$133 thousand

Fines and other5.3%

Interest, rents and other
5.3%$1.8 million
Dassel-Cokato Public School District 466 page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges95%Sent to other local governments2.5%Interest on debt2.1%
Full Dassel-Cokato Public School District 466 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
95%$35.8 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$35.8 million
Sent to other local governments
2.5%$952 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts and sent to the state government
  • Sent to school districts$495 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$457 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$807 thousand
Dassel-Cokato Public School District 466 page →

Your state

State of Minnesota

$61.5 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State taxes57%Federal tax money31%Fines and other7.0%Fees for services (college tuition, university housing and dining)5.1%Local tax money0.4%
Full Minnesota breakdown

What stands out

9.3%

of Minnesota's money comes from business income taxes.A typical state government gets 3.8%.

State taxes57%

Individual income tax
21%$13.3 billion
Sales tax
13%$8.49 billion
Other taxes
12%$7.29 billion
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 18 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.39 billion
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.02 billion
  • Motor fuel taxes$888 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$846 million
  • Tobacco taxes$548 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$289 million
  • Estate and gift taxes$284 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$227 million
  • Amusement taxes$215 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$114 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$111 million
  • Other licenses$95.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$86.0 million
  • Severance taxes$76.6 million
  • Driver's licenses$66.4 million
  • Corporation licenses$17.5 million
  • Amusement licenses$9.1 million
  • Public utility licenses$9.1 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3.5 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Business income tax
9.3%$5.88 billion
Property tax
1.2%$732 million

Fees for services5.1%

Fees for services
5.1%$3.21 billion
What's in fees for servicesCollege tuition; university housing and dining and 11 more
  • College tuition$1.35 billion
  • University housing and dining$720 million
  • Sewer$332 million
  • Other service charges$314 million
  • Hospital bills$279 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$58.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$53.5 million
  • Transit fares$46.8 million
  • Housing$33.9 million
  • Road charges$15.6 million
  • Tolls on roads and bridges$3.7 million
  • Other education charges$1.6 million
  • Airport$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money31%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
31%$19.5 billion

Local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
0.4%$249 million

Fines and other7.0%

Interest, rents and other
6.9%$4.35 billion
Fines
<0.1%$34.2 million
Minnesota page →

Where the money goes

Social services38%Sent to local governments32%Schools and colleges13%Roads, transit and parking4.6%Running the government and other costs4.3%All other spending8.4%

What stands out

32%

of Minnesota's spending goes to local governments.A typical state government spends 24%.

Full Minnesota breakdown

Spending by category100%

Social services
38%$23.5 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; welfare institutions and 2 more
  • Other public welfare$23.2 billion
  • Welfare institutions$164 million
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$40.3 million
  • Veterans' services$26.7 million
Sent to local governments
32%$19.6 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: general support and 21 more
  • Sent to school districts$12.8 billion
  • Sent to local governments: general support$2.76 billion
  • Sent to local governments: roads and highways$1.36 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other public welfare$890 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$376 million
  • Sent to local governments: public health$283 million
  • Sent to local governments: police$211 million
  • Sent to local governments: airports$203 million
  • Sent to local governments: probation, parole and other corrections$124 million
  • Sent to local governments: other government administration$110 million
  • Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$109 million
  • Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$105 million
  • Sent to local governments: other education$98.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: hospitals$65.9 million
  • Sent to local governments: housing and community development$40.1 million
  • Sent to local governments: central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$30.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: libraries$23.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: finance, tax collection and budgeting$16.3 million
  • Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$9.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: sewer systems$2.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: garbage and solid waste$2.3 million
  • Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$1.0 million
  • Sent to the federal government$509 thousand
Schools and colleges
13%$7.82 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; scholarships and other education subsidies and 2 more
  • Colleges and universities$5.48 billion
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$1.05 billion
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$742 million
  • Other education$558 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.6%$2.81 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 2 more
  • Roads and highways$2.29 billion
  • Public transit$507 million
  • Airports$13.7 million
  • Toll roads and bridges$2.1 million
Running the government and other costs
4.3%$2.64 billion
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.47 billion
  • Other and not broken out$649 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$310 million
  • Other government administration$162 million
  • Government buildings$51.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.4%$2.08 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 3 more
  • Courts and legal services$714 million
  • Police$623 million
  • Prisons and jails$536 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$106 million
  • Inspections and regulation$100 million
Health and hospitals
1.7%$1.03 billion
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$737 million
  • Hospitals$291 million
Environment and natural resources
1.4%$858 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$858 million
Interest on debt
0.8%$497 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$316 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$313 million
  • Libraries$3.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$192 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 2 more
  • Sewer systems$172 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$15.9 million
  • Electric power$4.3 million
  • Gas supply$3 thousand
Housing and community development
0.3%$177 million
Minnesota page →
Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

State of Minnesota. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Meeker County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

Litchfield Independent School District 465. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Ellsworth Township. Minnesota Office of the State Auditor, Town Finances Report raw data, 2023, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.

Darwin Township. Minnesota Office of the State Auditor, Town Finances Report raw data, 2023, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.

Dassel-Cokato Public School District 466. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

How these figures are counted. Minnesota county, city and township figures are the calendar-year finance reports filed with the Minnesota Office of the State Auditor, covering each government's governmental funds and its utilities and other enterprise funds, grouped into the same categories as the Census figures. Transfers between a government's own funds, borrowed money and depreciation are not counted. Debt payments include principal as well as interest, and capital purchases are counted in the year they are paid, so spending can be higher than the Census figure for the same government. Townships and some small cities report on a cash basis. County figures do not include school districts, which are separate governments.

Cash basis. Ellsworth Township and Darwin Township report on a cash basis, so these are money received and paid out during the year, and a year with a big construction project or loan repayment can show more spending than revenue.

How a ZIP is matched. A ZIP code is not a government boundary, so we match it to the cities, counties and school districts that overlap it, using Census Bureau geography. Where a ZIP crosses several, each one is shown with its share of the ZIP. Each government's money covers its own operations only; the others listed here are separate.

Latest recorded year. The year differs by government: each block shows the newest fiscal year on file. A Census survey year covers fiscal years ending July 1 of the year before through June 30 of that year.