Township government · Cass County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Calvin Township took in $816 thousand and spent $605 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes54%County and local tax money27%Fines and other14%Federal tax money6.1%

What stands out

27%

of Calvin Township's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes54%

Property tax
46%$376 thousand
Other taxes
7.5%$61 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$61 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money6.1%

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

From the federal government
6.1%$50 thousand

County and local tax money27%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
27%$217 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
14%$112 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs49%Roads, transit and parking33%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Interest on debt6.9%

What stands out

49%

of Calvin 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
49%$299 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$124 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$95 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$46 thousand
  • Government buildings$34 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
33%$200 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$200 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$64 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation
  • Inspections and regulation$64 thousand
Interest on debt
6.9%$42 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Calvin 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 Calvin 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.