Township government · Osceola County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Cedar Township took in $172 thousand and spent $237 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes69%State tax money28%Fees for services1.7%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

69%

of Cedar Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes69%

Property tax
69%$118 thousand

Fees for services1.7%

Fees for services
1.7%$3 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$49 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Sent to other local governments32%Roads, transit and parking28%Police, fire, courts and jails3.8%Parks, recreation and libraries0.8%

What stands out

32%

of Cedar Township's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
36%$85 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$31 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$28 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$15 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
Sent to other local governments
32%$75 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$75 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
28%$66 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$66 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.8%$9 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cedar 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 Cedar 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.