Township government · Becker County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Audubon Township took in $400 thousand and spent $408 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes78%Federal tax money8.3%State tax money7.5%County and local tax money2.8%Fees for services2.3%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

8.3%

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

Township taxes78%

Property tax
78%$310 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesSeverance taxes
  • Severance taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.3%

Fees for services
2.3%$9 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$9 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%$33 thousand

State tax money7.5%

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

From the state
7.5%$30 thousand

County and local tax money2.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.8%$11 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking84%Running the government and other costs8.3%Police, fire, courts and jails3.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.7%Health and hospitals1.0%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

84%

of Audubon 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
84%$341 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$341 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.3%$34 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$20 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$14 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.7%$15 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$15 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.7%$11 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$11 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Audubon 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 Audubon 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.