Township government · Berrien County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Buchanan Township took in $891 thousand and spent $605 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes53%State tax money41%Fees for services3.6%Fines and other2.1%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

14%

of Buchanan Township's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes53%

Property tax
39%$344 thousand
Other taxes
14%$129 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$102 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.6%

Fees for services
3.6%$32 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.1%

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

From the federal government
0.1%$1 thousand

State tax money41%

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

From the state
41%$366 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs67%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Roads, transit and parking5.5%Parks, recreation and libraries0.5%

What stands out

67%

of Buchanan Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
67%$404 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$170 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$125 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$63 thousand
  • Government buildings$46 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$165 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$127 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$38 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.5%$33 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$33 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Buchanan 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 Buchanan 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.