Township government · Shiawassee County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Bennington Township took in $921 thousand and spent $996 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money38%Fines and other31%Township taxes29%Fees for services1.7%

What stands out

31%

of Bennington 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 taxes29%

Property tax
29%$270 thousand

Fees for services1.7%

Fees for services
1.7%$16 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$347 thousand

Fines and other31%

Interest, rents and other
31%$288 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs44%Sent to other local governments28%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Roads, transit and parking11%Health and hospitals5.2%Parks, recreation and libraries0.1%

What stands out

28%

of Bennington Township's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
44%$437 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$238 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$85 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$59 thousand
  • Government buildings$55 thousand
Sent to other local governments
28%$279 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$279 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$114 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$114 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$113 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$100 thousand
  • Public transit$13 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.2%$52 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$52 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bennington 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 Bennington 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.