Township government · Ransom County, ND

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bale Township took in $932 thousand and spent $56 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Fines and other95%State tax money2.4%Township taxes2.1%

What stands out

95%

of Bale 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 taxes2.1%

Property tax

2.1%$20 thousand

State tax money2.4%

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

From the state

2.4%$22 thousand

Fines and other95%

Interest, rents and other

95%$890 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking89%Running the government and other costs8.9%Sent to other local governments1.8%

What stands out

89%

of Bale 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

89%$50 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$50 thousand

Running the government and other costs

8.9%$5 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$3 thousand
Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2 thousand

Sent to other local governments

1.8%$1 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$1 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bale Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. 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 Bale 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.