Township government · Shiawassee County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Burns Township took in $691 thousand and spent $529 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money44%Township taxes43%Fines and other13%

What stands out

13%

of Burns Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Township taxes43%

Property tax
42%$289 thousand
Other taxes
1.2%$8 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money44%

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

From the state
44%$302 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$92 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking37%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Health and hospitals13%

What stands out

13%

of Burns 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%

Roads, transit and parking
37%$198 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$198 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$139 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$60 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$54 thousand
  • Government buildings$16 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$122 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$116 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
13%$70 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$70 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Burns 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 Burns 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.