Township government · Mower County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Clayton Township took in $244 thousand and spent $219 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes83%State tax money13%Federal tax money3.7%Fees for services (road charges)0.4%

What stands out

83%

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

Township taxes83%

Property tax
83%$202 thousand

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.7%

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

From the federal government
3.7%$9 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$32 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking65%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails7.3%Health and hospitals5.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.9%Parks, recreation and libraries0.5%

What stands out

5.5%

of Clayton Township's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
65%$143 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$143 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$45 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$34 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$11 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.3%$16 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$16 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.5%$12 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.9%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Clayton 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 Clayton 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.