Township government · Polk County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Onstad Township took in $93 thousand and spent $70 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes63%State tax money24%Federal tax money9.7%Fees for services (road charges)3.2%

What stands out

10%

of Onstad 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
60%$56 thousand
Other taxes
3.2%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesSeverance taxes
  • Severance taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.2%

Fees for services
3.2%$3 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges
  • Road charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.7%

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

From the federal government
9.7%$9 thousand

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$22 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking71%Running the government and other costs20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.1%Police, fire, courts and jails1.4%

What stands out

7.1%

of Onstad Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
71%$50 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$50 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$14 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)$12 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.1%$5 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.4%$1 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Onstad 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 Onstad 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.