Township government · Cass County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wilson Township took in $121 thousand and spent $141 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes87%State tax money12%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

87%

of Wilson Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes87%

Property tax

87%$105 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state

12%$15 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other

0.8%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs43%Roads, transit and parking43%Police, fire, courts and jails13%

What stands out

43%

of Wilson Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs

43%$61 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$47 thousand
Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$14 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

43%$61 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$61 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

13%$19 thousand

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

Fire protection$19 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wilson Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Wilson 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.