Township government · Berrien County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Berrien Township took in $1.2 million and spent $1.8 million.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

State tax money64%Township taxes27%County and local tax money5.0%Fines and other2.3%Fees for services1.6%

What stands out

64%

of Berrien Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Township taxes27%

Property tax
22%$270 thousand
Other taxes
5.2%$64 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$64 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.6%

Fees for services
1.6%$20 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money64%

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

From the state
64%$790 thousand

County and local tax money5.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.0%$62 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$29 thousand

Where it goes

Parks, recreation and libraries59%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Roads, transit and parking9.3%Health and hospitals1.8%Sent to other local governments1.8%

What stands out

59%

of Berrien Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Parks, recreation and libraries
59%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$291 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$116 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$113 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$43 thousand
  • Government buildings$19 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$202 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$164 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$38 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.3%$166 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$166 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.8%$32 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$32 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.8%$32 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$32 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Berrien 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 Berrien 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.