Township government · Otter Tail County, MN

Otter Tail Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Otter Tail Township took in $305 thousand and spent $179 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes60%Fines and other24%Federal tax money8.9%State tax money7.5%

What stands out

24%

of Otter Tail 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 taxes60%

Property tax
60%$182 thousand

Federal tax money8.9%

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

From the federal government
8.9%$27 thousand

State tax money7.5%

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

From the state
7.5%$23 thousand

Fines and other24%

Interest, rents and other
24%$73 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking70%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Parks, recreation and libraries2.2%

What stands out

70%

of Otter Tail 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
70%$125 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$125 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$32 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)$28 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$18 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$18 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Otter Tail 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 Otter Tail 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.