Township government · Becker County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Detroit Township took in $518 thousand and spent $463 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes60%Federal tax money21%Fines and other10%State tax money8.7%

What stands out

21%

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

Township taxes60%

Property tax
56%$292 thousand
Other taxes
3.3%$17 thousand
What's in other taxesSeverance taxes
  • Severance taxes$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money21%

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

From the federal government
21%$111 thousand

State tax money8.7%

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

From the state
8.7%$45 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
10%$53 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking72%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Running the government and other costs12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.9%

What stands out

15%

of Detroit Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
72%$334 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$334 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$69 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$69 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$56 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)$29 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$27 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.9%$4 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Detroit 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 Detroit 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.