Township government · Marshall County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wright Township took in $84 thousand and spent $71 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes49%State tax money43%Federal tax money7.1%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

43%

of Wright Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Township taxes49%

Property tax

49%$41 thousand

Federal tax money7.1%

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

From the federal government

7.1%$6 thousand

State tax money43%

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

From the state

43%$36 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other

1.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking56%Running the government and other costs41%Police, fire, courts and jails2.8%

What stands out

41%

of Wright Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking

56%$40 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$40 thousand

Running the government and other costs

41%$29 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)$26 thousand
Other and not broken out$3 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

2.8%$2 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection

Fire protection$2 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wright 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 Wright 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.