Township government · Becker County, MN

Height of Land Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Height of Land Township took in $252 thousand and spent $216 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes63%State tax money18%Federal tax money15%Fees for services (road charges)3.6%

What stands out

15%

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

Township taxes63%

Property tax
63%$158 thousand

Fees for services3.6%

Fees for services
3.6%$9 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$6 thousand
  • Road charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$39 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$46 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking68%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.4%Health and hospitals0.9%

What stands out

68%

of Height of Land 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
68%$147 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$147 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$38 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)$21 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$17 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$26 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$26 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.4%$3 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Height of Land 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 Height of Land 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.