Township government · Day County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended February 28, 2022), Morton Township took in $19 thousand and spent $16 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended February 28, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes53%State tax money47%

What stands out

47%

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

Township taxes53%

Property tax
53%$10 thousand

State tax money47%

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

From the state
47%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking50%Running the government and other costs44%Police, fire, courts and jails6.3%

What stands out

44%

of Morton 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
50%$8 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8 thousand
Running the government and other costs
44%$7 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)$4 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.3%$1 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Morton Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended February 28, 2022. 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 Morton 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.