Township government · Barnes County, ND

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended February 28, 2022), Alta Township took in $191 thousand and spent $18 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended February 28, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fines and other80%State tax money16%Township taxes4.2%

What stands out

80%

of Alta Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Township taxes4.2%

Property tax
4.2%$8 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$31 thousand

Fines and other80%

Interest, rents and other
80%$152 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking94%Running the government and other costs5.6%

What stands out

94%

of Alta 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
94%$17 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$17 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.6%$1 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Alta Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended February 28, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Alta 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.