Township government · Becker County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cormorant Township took in $684 thousand and spent $393 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes83%Federal tax money8.8%State tax money5.7%Fees for services (road charges)1.6%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

20%

of Cormorant Township's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes83%

Property tax
63%$430 thousand
Other taxes
20%$140 thousand
What's in other taxesSeverance taxes and other licenses
  • Severance taxes$135 thousand
  • Other licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.6%

Fees for services
1.6%$11 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$6 thousand
  • Road charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.8%

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

From the federal government
8.8%$60 thousand

State tax money5.7%

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

From the state
5.7%$39 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs49%Roads, transit and parking31%Police, fire, courts and jails9.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.1%Parks, recreation and libraries1.8%

What stands out

8.1%

of Cormorant Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
49%$193 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$115 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$78 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
31%$123 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$123 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.7%$38 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$38 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.1%$32 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$32 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$7 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cormorant 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 Cormorant 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.