Township government · Richland County, ND

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Dwight Township took in $171 thousand and spent $137 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes71%State tax money25%Fines and other4.1%

What stands out

71%

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

Township taxes71%

Property tax

71%$121 thousand

State tax money25%

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

From the state

25%$43 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other

4.1%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking96%Running the government and other costs2.9%Sent to other local governments1.5%

What stands out

96%

of Dwight 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

96%$131 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$131 thousand

Running the government and other costs

2.9%$4 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)$3 thousand
Other and not broken out$1 thousand

Sent to other local governments

1.5%$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

Dwight 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 Dwight 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.