Township government · Lincoln County, MN

Ash Lake Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended February 28, 2022), Ash Lake Township took in $231 thousand and spent $113 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended February 28, 2022Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes80%State tax money14%Federal tax money3.5%County and local tax money3.0%

What stands out

55%

of Ash Lake Township's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes80%

Other taxes

55%$127 thousand

What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes

Public utility taxes$127 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax

25%$57 thousand

Federal tax money3.5%

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

From the federal government

3.5%$8 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state

14%$32 thousand

County and local tax money3.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

3.0%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking76%Running the government and other costs17%Police, fire, courts and jails5.3%Health and hospitals1.8%

What stands out

76%

of Ash Lake 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

76%$86 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$86 thousand

Running the government and other costs

17%$19 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)$12 thousand
Other and not broken out$7 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

5.3%$6 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection

Fire protection$6 thousand

Health and hospitals

1.8%$2 thousand

What's in health and hospitalsPublic health

Public health$2 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ash Lake 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 Ash Lake 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.