Township government · Scott County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended February 28, 2022), Cedar Lake Township took in $1.3 million and spent $1.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended February 28, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes46%Fees for services (road charges)26%Federal tax money13%Fines and other12%State tax money2.9%

What stands out

26%

of Cedar Lake Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes46%

Property tax
45%$585 thousand
Other taxes
0.9%$11 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$9 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$336 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges and other service charges
  • Road charges$332 thousand
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
13%$166 thousand

State tax money2.9%

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

From the state
2.9%$38 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
11%$148 thousand
Fines
0.4%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking58%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Interest on debt0.9%

What stands out

15%

of Cedar Lake Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
58%$596 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$596 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$269 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$218 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$51 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$155 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$155 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cedar Lake Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended February 28, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Cedar 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.