Township government · Burke County, ND

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Thorson Township took in $20 thousand and spent $17 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money55%Township taxes35%Fines and other10%

What stands out

55%

of Thorson 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%$7 thousand

State tax money55%

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

From the state
55%$11 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
10%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking53%Running the government and other costs47%

What stands out

47%

of Thorson Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
53%$9 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9 thousand
Running the government and other costs
47%$8 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Other and not broken out$7 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Thorson 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 Thorson 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.