Township government · Manistee County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Brown Township took in $229 thousand and spent $237 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes55%State tax money37%Fees for services7.0%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

7%

of Brown 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 taxes55%

Property tax
55%$127 thousand

Fees for services7.0%

Fees for services
7.0%$16 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$84 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking43%Running the government and other costs39%Police, fire, courts and jails8.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.9%

What stands out

8.9%

of Brown 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%

Roads, transit and parking
43%$102 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$102 thousand
Running the government and other costs
39%$93 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)$38 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$27 thousand
  • Government buildings$19 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.9%$21 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$21 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.9%$21 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$21 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Brown 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 Brown 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.