Township government · Mason County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Branch Township took in $320 thousand and spent $359 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money47%Township taxes43%Fees for services5.0%Federal tax money4.1%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

47%

of Branch Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Township taxes43%

Property tax
43%$139 thousand

Fees for services5.0%

Fees for services
5.0%$16 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.1%

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

From the federal government
4.1%$13 thousand

State tax money47%

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

From the state
47%$150 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking69%Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails0.3%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%

What stands out

69%

of Branch Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
69%$248 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$248 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$109 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)$39 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$34 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$31 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Branch 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 Branch 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.