Township government · Todd County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bruce Township took in $292 thousand and spent $144 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes77%State tax money12%Federal tax money11%

What stands out

11%

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

Township taxes77%

Property tax
75%$219 thousand
Other taxes
2.4%$7 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$32 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$34 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs50%Roads, transit and parking43%Police, fire, courts and jails6.9%

What stands out

50%

of Bruce 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%

Running the government and other costs
50%$72 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)$38 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$34 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
43%$62 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$62 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.9%$10 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bruce 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 Bruce 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.