Township government · Freeborn County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Alden Township took in $136 thousand and spent $172 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes74%State tax money24%Fees for services (road charges)1.5%

What stands out

74%

of Alden Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes74%

Property tax
74%$101 thousand

Fees for services1.5%

Fees for services
1.5%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$33 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking83%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Running the government and other costs5.8%

What stands out

83%

of Alden 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
83%$142 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$142 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$20 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$20 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.8%$10 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Alden Township. 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.

What this covers. The money of Alden 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.