Township government · Wadena County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wadena Township took in $193 thousand and spent $132 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes58%Federal tax money24%State tax money18%

What stands out

24%

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

Township taxes58%

Property tax
58%$112 thousand

Federal tax money24%

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

From the federal government
24%$47 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$34 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking67%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Running the government and other costs11%

What stands out

22%

of Wadena 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
67%$88 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$88 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$29 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$29 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$15 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)$9 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wadena 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 Wadena 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.