Township government · Dickinson County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Breen Township took in $327 thousand and spent $214 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money50%Township taxes38%Fees for services8.6%Fines and other3.1%

What stands out

50%

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

Township taxes38%

Property tax
38%$124 thousand

Fees for services8.6%

Fees for services
8.6%$28 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$28 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%$165 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Parks, recreation and libraries46%Running the government and other costs35%Police, fire, courts and jails7.5%Health and hospitals5.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.7%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

46%

of Breen Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Parks, recreation and libraries
46%$99 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$99 thousand
Running the government and other costs
35%$74 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)$35 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$27 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.5%$16 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$16 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.1%$11 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$11 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.7%$8 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$8 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.4%$3 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.4%$3 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$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Breen 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 Breen 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.