Township government · Crow Wing County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mission Township took in $588 thousand and spent $482 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes66%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)12%Federal tax money8.0%Fines and other7.3%State tax money7.1%

What stands out

12%

of Mission 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 taxes66%

Property tax
66%$388 thousand

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$68 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; other government-run businesses and 2 more
  • Other service charges$58 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
  • Garbage collection$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.0%

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

From the federal government
8.0%$47 thousand

State tax money7.1%

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

From the state
7.1%$42 thousand

Fines and other7.3%

Interest, rents and other
7.3%$43 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails56%Roads, transit and parking21%Running the government and other costs17%Parks, recreation and libraries4.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.1%Interest on debt0.6%

What stands out

56%

of Mission 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
56%$268 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$207 thousand
  • Police$61 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$99 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$99 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$80 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$43 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$32 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.6%$22 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$22 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.1%$10 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$10 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Mission 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 Mission 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.