Township government · Otter Tail County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Scambler Township took in $311 thousand and spent $280 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes88%State tax money11%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

87%

of Scambler Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes88%

Property tax
87%$272 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$35 thousand

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking68%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails8.6%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%

What stands out

68%

of Scambler 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
68%$190 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$190 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$65 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)$54 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$11 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.6%$24 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$24 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Scambler Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Scambler 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.