Township government · Genesee County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Argentine Township took in $4.1 million and spent $3.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fines and other46%Fees for services (sewer)24%State tax money20%Township taxes9.5%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

46%

of Argentine 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 taxes9.5%

Property tax
6.5%$268 thousand
Other taxes
3.0%$124 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$124 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$981 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$975 thousand
  • Other service charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$7 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$846 thousand

Fines and other46%

Interest, rents and other
46%$1.9 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking17%Parks, recreation and libraries4.0%Interest on debt0.5%

What stands out

27%

of Argentine 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$736 thousand
  • Fire protection$293 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$70 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$937 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$937 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$707 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)$473 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$159 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$48 thousand
  • Government buildings$27 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$586 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$586 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.0%$139 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$139 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$19 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Argentine Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Argentine 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.