Township government · Berrien County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Bertrand Township took in $1.1 million and spent $875 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes54%State tax money28%Fees for services10%Fines and other7.0%Federal tax money0.7%

What stands out

13%

of Bertrand Township's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes54%

Property tax
41%$430 thousand
Other taxes
13%$136 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$128 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$108 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$108 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$7 thousand

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$299 thousand

Fines and other7.0%

Interest, rents and other
7.0%$74 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Running the government and other costs34%Roads, transit and parking26%Health and hospitals3.7%Parks, recreation and libraries2.3%Interest on debt0.1%

What stands out

34%

of Bertrand Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$301 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$195 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$96 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
Running the government and other costs
34%$294 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$109 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$80 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$76 thousand
  • Government buildings$29 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$227 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$227 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.7%$32 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$32 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$20 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bertrand 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 Bertrand 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.