Township government · Cottonwood County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Midway Township took in $218 thousand and spent $314 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes50%Federal tax money32%State tax money18%

What stands out

32%

of Midway Township's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes50%

Property tax

50%$110 thousand

Federal tax money32%

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

From the federal government

32%$69 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state

18%$39 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking92%Running the government and other costs4.1%Police, fire, courts and jails3.8%Health and hospitals0.3%

What stands out

92%

of Midway 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

92%$288 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$288 thousand

Running the government and other costs

4.1%$13 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$7 thousand
Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

3.8%$12 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection

Fire protection$12 thousand

Health and hospitals

0.3%$1 thousand

What's in health and hospitalsPublic health

Public health$1 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Midway 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 Midway 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.