Township government · Yellow Medicine County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended February 28, 2022), Wergeland Township took in $120 thousand and spent $138 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended February 28, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes62%State tax money28%Federal tax money6.7%County and local tax money3.3%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

6.7%

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

Township taxes62%

Property tax
62%$74 thousand

Federal tax money6.7%

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

From the federal government
6.7%$8 thousand

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$33 thousand

County and local tax money3.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.3%$4 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking83%Running the government and other costs13%Police, fire, courts and jails4.3%

What stands out

83%

of Wergeland 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
83%$114 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$114 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$18 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$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.3%$6 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wergeland Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended February 28, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Wergeland 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.