Township government · Genesee County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Atlas Township took in $2.9 million and spent $1.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes57%State tax money23%Fines and other14%Fees for services (sewer)6.3%

What stands out

14%

of Atlas 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 taxes57%

Property tax
57%$1.6 million

Fees for services6.3%

Fees for services
6.3%$180 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and sewer
  • Other service charges$160 thousand
  • Sewer$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$664 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
14%$387 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails42%Running the government and other costs30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Roads, transit and parking12%Parks, recreation and libraries1.3%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

42%

of Atlas 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
42%$800 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$545 thousand
  • Fire protection$183 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$72 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$564 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)$314 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$137 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$76 thousand
  • Government buildings$37 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$275 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$275 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$221 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$221 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$24 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$24 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Atlas 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 Atlas 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.