Township government · Clay County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Tansem Township took in $130 thousand and spent $76 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes64%State tax money22%Federal tax money12%Fees for services (road charges)2.3%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

12%

of Tansem Township's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes64%

Property tax
57%$74 thousand
Other taxes
6.9%$9 thousand
What's in other taxesSeverance taxes
  • Severance taxes$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.3%

Fees for services
2.3%$3 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges
  • Road charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$15 thousand

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$28 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking70%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails7.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.6%Health and hospitals1.3%

What stands out

70%

of Tansem 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%$53 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$53 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$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)$8 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.9%$6 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.6%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Tansem 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 Tansem 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.