Township government · Cass County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wabedo Township took in $301 thousand and spent $209 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes78%State tax money9.3%Federal tax money6.6%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)3.0%Fines and other3.0%

What stands out

6.6%

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

Township taxes78%

Property tax
78%$235 thousand

Fees for services3.0%

Fees for services
3.0%$9 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and road charges
  • Garbage collection$8 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.6%

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

From the federal government
6.6%$20 thousand

State tax money9.3%

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

From the state
9.3%$28 thousand

Fines and other3.0%

Fines
2.3%$7 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.7%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking56%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Running the government and other costs19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.4%

What stands out

22%

of Wabedo 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
56%$118 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$118 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$46 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$46 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$40 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)$31 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$9 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.4%$5 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wabedo 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 Wabedo 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.