Township government · Otter Tail County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Woodside Township took in $147 thousand and spent $115 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes61%State tax money28%Federal tax money10%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

10%

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

Township taxes61%

Property tax
61%$89 thousand

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$15 thousand

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$41 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking68%Running the government and other costs23%Health and hospitals7.8%Police, fire, courts and jails0.9%Parks, recreation and libraries0.9%

What stands out

7.8%

of Woodside Township's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
68%$78 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$78 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$26 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$18 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
7.8%$9 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.9%$1 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Woodside 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 Woodside 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.