Township government · Clay County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cromwell Township took in $148 thousand and spent $143 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes37%County and local tax money30%State tax money19%Federal tax money14%

What stands out

30%

of Cromwell Township's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes37%

Property tax
35%$52 thousand
Other taxes
2.0%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesSeverance taxes
  • Severance taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$20 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$28 thousand

County and local tax money30%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
30%$45 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking73%Running the government and other costs13%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Health and hospitals2.8%

What stands out

73%

of Cromwell 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
73%$104 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$104 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$18 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)$9 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$17 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$17 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.8%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cromwell 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 Cromwell 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.