Township government · Saginaw County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Carrollton Township took in $5.2 million and spent $4.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)38%Township taxes32%State tax money16%Fines and other14%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

38%

of Carrollton 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 taxes32%

Property tax
29%$1.5 million
Other taxes
2.4%$125 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$98 thousand
  • Other licenses$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$2.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Water$830 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$10 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$829 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
12%$644 thousand
Fines
1.6%$84 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities46%Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Roads, transit and parking3.9%Parks, recreation and libraries1.8%

What stands out

46%

of Carrollton 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
46%$2.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$412 thousand
  • Water supply$7 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$1.3 million
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$813 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$232 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$124 thousand
  • Government buildings$82 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$909 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$685 thousand
  • Fire protection$196 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$28 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.9%$174 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$174 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$79 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$79 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Carrollton 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 Carrollton 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.