Township government · Cass County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended February 28, 2022), Pine Lake Township took in $130 thousand and spent $70 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes75%Federal tax money13%State tax money10%Fines and other2.3%

What stands out

13%

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

Township taxes75%

Property tax
75%$97 thousand

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$17 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$13 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs50%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Roads, transit and parking20%

What stands out

30%

of Pine 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%

Running the government and other costs
50%$35 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)$27 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$21 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$21 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$14 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Pine 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 Pine 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.