Township government · Gladwin County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Billings Township took in $2.8 million and spent $1.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fines and other43%Fees for services (sewer)35%Township taxes12%State tax money9.2%

What stands out

43%

of Billings 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 taxes12%

Property tax
12%$341 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$4 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$991 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$918 thousand
  • Other service charges$73 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.2%

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

From the state
9.2%$259 thousand

Fines and other43%

Interest, rents and other
43%$1.2 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities52%Running the government and other costs19%Parks, recreation and libraries8.8%Police, fire, courts and jails7.8%Interest on debt5.5%All other spending7.4%

What stands out

52%

of Billings 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
52%$894 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$640 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$254 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$320 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$102 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$96 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$93 thousand
  • Government buildings$29 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.8%$152 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$152 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.8%$135 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$133 thousand
  • Police$2 thousand
Interest on debt
5.5%$95 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.0%$69 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$69 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.4%$59 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$59 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Billings Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Billings 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.