Township government · Foster County, ND

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Melville Township took in $48 thousand and spent $30 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money65%Township taxes35%

What stands out

65%

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

Township taxes35%

Property tax
35%$17 thousand

State tax money65%

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

From the state
65%$31 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking87%Running the government and other costs6.7%Police, fire, courts and jails3.3%Environment and natural resources3.3%

What stands out

87%

of Melville 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
87%$26 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$26 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.7%$2 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)$1 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.3%$1 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$1 thousand
Environment and natural resources
3.3%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Melville 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 Melville 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.