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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Berlin Township took in $599 thousand and spent $470 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes45%State tax money37%Fees for services (sewer)16%Fines and other2.2%

What stands out

16%

of Berlin 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 taxes45%

Property tax
44%$265 thousand
Other taxes
1.0%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$94 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$91 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$221 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities39%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Roads, transit and parking11%Health and hospitals2.6%

What stands out

39%

of Berlin 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
39%$181 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$181 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$117 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$52 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$48 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$17 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$106 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$88 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$18 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$54 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$54 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.6%$12 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Berlin 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 Berlin 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.