Township government · Mower County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Waltham Township took in $229 thousand and spent $173 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes72%State tax money17%Federal tax money8.3%Fees for services (road charges)2.6%

What stands out

8.3%

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

Township taxes72%

Property tax
72%$164 thousand

Fees for services2.6%

Fees for services
2.6%$6 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges
  • Road charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.3%

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

From the federal government
8.3%$19 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$40 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking75%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails4.6%Health and hospitals1.7%

What stands out

75%

of Waltham 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
75%$130 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$130 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$32 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$21 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$11 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.6%$8 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.7%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Waltham 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 Waltham 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.