Township government · Bay County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Beaver Township took in $1.3 million and spent $1.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes39%Fees for services (water)30%State tax money23%Fines and other5.3%Federal tax money2.1%

What stands out

30%

of Beaver 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 taxes39%

Property tax
35%$458 thousand
Other taxes
4.5%$59 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$31 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$394 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and water
  • Other service charges$236 thousand
  • Water$158 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.1%

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

From the federal government
2.1%$27 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$309 thousand

Fines and other5.3%

Interest, rents and other
5.3%$70 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking16%Sent to other local governments15%Police, fire, courts and jails12%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

36%

of Beaver 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
36%$371 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$201 thousand
  • Sewer systems$170 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$207 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)$66 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$51 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$46 thousand
  • Government buildings$44 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$167 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$167 thousand
Sent to other local governments
15%$153 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$153 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$125 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$79 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$27 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$19 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Beaver 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 Beaver 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.