Township government · Williams County, ND

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Williston Township took in $1.1 million and spent $696 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money77%Township taxes23%

What stands out

77%

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

Township taxes23%

Property tax
23%$257 thousand

State tax money77%

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

From the state
77%$871 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking98%Running the government and other costs1.0%Environment and natural resources0.9%Police, fire, courts and jails0.1%Sent to other local governments0.1%

What stands out

98%

of Williston 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%$681 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$681 thousand
Running the government and other costs
1.0%$7 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.9%$6 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$1 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$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Williston 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 Williston 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.