Township government · Mower County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bennington Township took in $209 thousand and spent $166 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes79%State tax money19%Fees for services (road charges)1.0%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

79%

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

Township taxes79%

Property tax
79%$166 thousand

Fees for services1.0%

Fees for services
1.0%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$40 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking73%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Running the government and other costs10%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.6%Health and hospitals2.4%

What stands out

73%

of Bennington 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
73%$121 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$121 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$18 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$18 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$17 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)$10 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.6%$6 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.4%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bennington 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 Bennington 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.