Township government · Saginaw County, MI

Birch Run Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Birch Run Township took in $3.0 million and spent $3.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)40%Township taxes36%State tax money17%Fines and other6.4%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

40%

of Birch Run 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 taxes36%

Property tax
30%$907 thousand
Other taxes
6.7%$203 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$198 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Water$757 thousand
  • Garbage collection$294 thousand
  • Sewer$120 thousand
  • Other service charges$25 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$507 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$12 thousand

Fines and other6.4%

Interest, rents and other
6.1%$185 thousand
Fines
0.4%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities44%Running the government and other costs19%Sent to other local governments13%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Parks, recreation and libraries5.2%All other spending8.5%

What stands out

44%

of Birch Run 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
44%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$264 thousand
  • Water supply$41 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$590 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$342 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$106 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$100 thousand
  • Government buildings$42 thousand
Sent to other local governments
13%$380 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$380 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$304 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$182 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$68 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$50 thousand
  • Police$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.2%$159 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$141 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$18 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.5%$137 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$137 thousand
Interest on debt
4.0%$120 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Birch Run 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 Birch Run 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.