Township government · Gratiot County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Bethany Township took in $498 thousand and spent $541 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money50%Township taxes27%Fines and other16%Fees for services (sewer)6.0%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

16%

of Bethany 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 taxes27%

Property tax
26%$131 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.0%

Fees for services
6.0%$30 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and sewer
  • Other service charges$18 thousand
  • Sewer$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money50%

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

From the state
50%$251 thousand

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$3 thousand

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
16%$81 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking65%Running the government and other costs17%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.4%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

4.4%

of Bethany 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%

Roads, transit and parking
65%$351 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$351 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$94 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)$34 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$33 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$18 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$71 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$71 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.4%$24 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$24 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bethany 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 Bethany 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.