Township government · Douglas County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ida Township took in $1.5 million and spent $763 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes53%Fines and other37%Federal tax money4.8%Fees for services (garbage collection)2.8%State tax money2.7%

What stands out

37%

of Ida Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Township taxes53%

Property tax
53%$777 thousand

Fees for services2.8%

Fees for services
2.8%$41 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$37 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.8%

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

From the federal government
4.8%$70 thousand

State tax money2.7%

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

From the state
2.7%$40 thousand

Fines and other37%

Interest, rents and other
37%$534 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking56%Interest on debt14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Running the government and other costs8.5%Police, fire, courts and jails8.5%

What stands out

14%

of Ida Township's spending goes to interest on debt.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
56%$427 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$427 thousand
Interest on debt
14%$107 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$99 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$99 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.5%$65 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$34 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$27 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.5%$65 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$65 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ida 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 Ida 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.