Township government · Stearns County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ashley Township took in $181 thousand and spent $141 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes72%State tax money17%Federal tax money8.3%Fees for services (road charges)2.2%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

8.3%

of Ashley Township's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes72%

Property tax

72%$131 thousand

Fees for services2.2%

Fees for services

2.2%$4 thousand

What's in fees for servicesRoad charges

Road charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.3%

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

From the federal government

8.3%$15 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state

17%$30 thousand

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

0.6%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking82%Running the government and other costs13%Police, fire, courts and jails5.7%

What stands out

82%

of Ashley 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

82%$115 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$115 thousand

Running the government and other costs

13%$18 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)$15 thousand
Other and not broken out$3 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

5.7%$8 thousand

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

Fire protection$8 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ashley 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 Ashley 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.