Township government · Ward County, ND

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Afton Township took in $118 thousand and spent $35 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes76%State tax money22%Fines and other1.7%

What stands out

76%

of Afton Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes76%

Property tax
76%$90 thousand

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$26 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs40%Roads, transit and parking40%Environment and natural resources14%Sent to other local governments5.7%

What stands out

14%

of Afton Township's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
40%$14 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)$7 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
40%$14 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$14 thousand
Environment and natural resources
14%$5 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$5 thousand
Sent to other local governments
5.7%$2 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Afton 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 Afton 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.