Township government · Cass County, MN

Meadow Brook Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Meadow Brook Township took in $73 thousand and spent $49 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other33%Township taxes26%State tax money23%Federal tax money18%

What stands out

33%

of Meadow Brook Township's money comes from fines.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes26%

Property tax
26%$19 thousand

Federal tax money18%

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

From the federal government
18%$13 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$17 thousand

Fines and other33%

Fines
33%$24 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking57%Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.0%

What stands out

14%

of Meadow Brook 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
57%$28 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$28 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$13 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$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$7 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.0%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Meadow Brook 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 Meadow Brook 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.