Township government · Swift County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Benson Township took in $136 thousand and spent $238 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes49%State tax money32%Federal tax money17%Fees for services (road charges)0.7%County and local tax money0.7%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

17%

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

Township taxes49%

Property tax
49%$66 thousand

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money17%

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

From the federal government
17%$23 thousand

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$44 thousand

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$1 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking83%Running the government and other costs11%Police, fire, courts and jails4.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.7%Health and hospitals0.4%

What stands out

83%

of Benson 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
83%$197 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$197 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$26 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)$14 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$12 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.2%$10 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$10 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.7%$4 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Benson 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 Benson 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.