Township government · Calhoun County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Albion Township took in $523 thousand and spent $1.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fines and other38%State tax money29%Township taxes26%Fees for services5.4%Federal tax money1.7%

What stands out

38%

of Albion Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Township taxes26%

Property tax
24%$128 thousand
Other taxes
1.5%$8 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.4%

Fees for services
5.4%$28 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.7%

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

From the federal government
1.7%$9 thousand

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$152 thousand

Fines and other38%

Interest, rents and other
38%$198 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments38%Roads, transit and parking37%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Running the government and other costs10%Health and hospitals0.4%

What stands out

38%

of Albion Township's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
38%$389 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$389 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
37%$385 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$385 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$144 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$123 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$14 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$7 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$105 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$49 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$20 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$19 thousand
  • Government buildings$17 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Albion Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Albion 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.