Township government · Mountrail County, ND

Rat Lake Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended January 31, 2022), Rat Lake Township took in $135 thousand and spent $446 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended January 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money99%Fines and other1.5%

What stands out

99%

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

State tax money99%

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

From the state
99%$133 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking98%Running the government and other costs1.8%

What stands out

98%

of Rat Lake 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
98%$438 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$438 thousand
Running the government and other costs
1.8%$8 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$6 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Rat Lake Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended January 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Rat Lake 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.