Township government · Mason County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Amber Township took in $555 thousand and spent $301 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money47%Township taxes27%Fines and other25%Fees for services0.2%

What stands out

25%

of Amber 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 taxes27%

Property tax
27%$151 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money47%

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

From the state
47%$261 thousand

Fines and other25%

Interest, rents and other
25%$141 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs56%Roads, transit and parking31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Police, fire, courts and jails1.0%

What stands out

11%

of Amber Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
56%$170 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$67 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$56 thousand
  • Government buildings$29 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$18 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
31%$94 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$94 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$34 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$17 thousand
  • Water supply$17 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.0%$3 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Amber 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 Amber 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.