Township government · Otter Tail County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hobart Township took in $527 thousand and spent $539 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes83%Federal tax money8.5%State tax money7.4%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

8.5%

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

Township taxes83%

Property tax
83%$440 thousand

Federal tax money8.5%

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

From the federal government
8.5%$45 thousand

State tax money7.4%

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

From the state
7.4%$39 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking81%Police, fire, courts and jails9.1%Running the government and other costs7.1%Interest on debt1.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.6%

What stands out

81%

of Hobart 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
81%$439 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$439 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.1%$49 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$49 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.1%$38 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$21 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$13 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$10 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.6%$3 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hobart 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 Hobart 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.