Township government · Clay County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Moorhead Township took in $36 thousand and spent $45 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes56%State tax money31%Fees for services (road charges)14%

What stands out

14%

of Moorhead Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes56%

Property tax
47%$17 thousand
Other taxes
8.3%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesSeverance taxes
  • Severance taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$5 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges
  • Road charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking42%Running the government and other costs38%Police, fire, courts and jails20%

What stands out

20%

of Moorhead 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
42%$19 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$19 thousand
Running the government and other costs
38%$17 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)$11 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$9 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Moorhead 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 Moorhead 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.