Township government · Benton County, MN

Granite Ledge Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Granite Ledge Township took in $134 thousand and spent $93 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes57%Federal tax money28%State tax money16%

What stands out

28%

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

Township taxes57%

Property tax
56%$75 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money28%

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

From the federal government
28%$37 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking54%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails20%

What stands out

20%

of Granite Ledge 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
54%$50 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$50 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$24 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)$14 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$19 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$19 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Granite Ledge 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 Granite Ledge 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.