Township government · Iosco County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Baldwin Township took in $1.7 million and spent $1.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes42%Fees for services (water, sewer)26%State tax money18%Fines and other13%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

26%

of Baldwin Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes42%

Property tax
38%$654 thousand
Other taxes
4.3%$75 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$75 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$443 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$212 thousand
  • Sewer$211 thousand
  • Other service charges$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$318 thousand

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$13 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$231 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities43%Running the government and other costs35%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Sent to other local governments10%Roads, transit and parking1.0%All other spending0.3%

What stands out

43%

of Baldwin 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
43%$677 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$519 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$158 thousand
Running the government and other costs
35%$557 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$285 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$166 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$84 thousand
  • Government buildings$22 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$158 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$158 thousand
Sent to other local governments
10%$158 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$158 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.0%$16 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$16 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Baldwin 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 Baldwin 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.