Township government · Houston County, MN

Black Hammer Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended February 28, 2022), Black Hammer Township took in $197 thousand and spent $222 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended February 28, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes70%State tax money20%Federal tax money8.6%Fees for services (road charges)0.5%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

8.6%

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

Township taxes70%

Property tax

70%$137 thousand

Other taxes

0.5%$1 thousand

What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes

Public utility taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services

0.5%$1 thousand

What's in fees for servicesRoad charges

Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.6%

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

From the federal government

8.6%$17 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state

20%$40 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other

0.5%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking84%Running the government and other costs7.7%Police, fire, courts and jails4.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.2%Health and hospitals0.9%

What stands out

84%

of Black Hammer 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%$186 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$186 thousand

Running the government and other costs

7.7%$17 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$10 thousand
Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

4.5%$10 thousand

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

Fire protection$10 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

3.2%$7 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste

Garbage and solid waste$7 thousand

Health and hospitals

0.9%$2 thousand

What's in health and hospitalsPublic health

Public health$2 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Black Hammer Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended February 28, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Black Hammer 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.