Township government · Ward County, ND

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Surrey Township took in $135 thousand and spent $170 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes82%State tax money16%Fines and other1.5%

What stands out

82%

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

Township taxes82%

Property tax
82%$111 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$22 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking92%Running the government and other costs8.2%

What stands out

92%

of Surrey 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
92%$156 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$156 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.2%$14 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)$8 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Surrey 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 Surrey 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.