Township government · Grand Traverse County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Blair Township took in $5.4 million and spent $3.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)43%Township taxes31%State tax money20%Fines and other4.0%Federal tax money1.7%

What stands out

43%

of Blair 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 taxes31%

Property tax
29%$1.6 million
Other taxes
2.3%$126 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$125 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$2.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 1 more
  • Water$1.5 million
  • Other service charges$728 thousand
  • Sewer$108 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.7%

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

From the federal government
1.7%$93 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$1.1 million

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$214 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs27%Health and hospitals25%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Interest on debt5.4%All other spending5.0%

What stands out

25%

of Blair Township's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
27%$1.0 million
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)$346 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$274 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$255 thousand
  • Government buildings$139 thousand
Health and hospitals
25%$935 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$935 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$816 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$816 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$620 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$415 thousand
  • Water supply$205 thousand
Interest on debt
5.4%$204 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.4%$168 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$168 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.5%$19 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$19 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Blair Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Blair 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.