Township government · Sherburne County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Becker Township took in $1.8 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes79%Federal tax money16%State tax money2.9%Fines and other2.1%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.2%

What stands out

16%

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

Township taxes79%

Property tax
68%$1.2 million
Other taxes
11%$193 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$193 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$2 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money16%

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

From the federal government
16%$299 thousand

State tax money2.9%

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

From the state
2.9%$53 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$23 thousand
Fines
0.9%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking62%Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails9.4%

What stands out

29%

of Becker Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
62%$812 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$812 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$384 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$261 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$121 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.4%$124 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$124 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Becker 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 Becker 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.