Township government · Branch County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Coldwater Township took in $1.1 million and spent $865 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money54%Township taxes20%Federal tax money16%County and local tax money5.0%Fines and other3.7%Fees for services0.7%

What stands out

16%

of Coldwater Township's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes20%

Property tax
15%$166 thousand
Other taxes
5.7%$65 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$65 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$8 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money16%

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

From the federal government
16%$180 thousand

State tax money54%

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

From the state
54%$619 thousand

County and local tax money5.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.0%$57 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$42 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs71%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Roads, transit and parking8.6%Parks, recreation and libraries2.8%

What stands out

71%

of Coldwater 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
71%$612 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$505 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$72 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$35 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$155 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$155 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.6%$74 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$74 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$24 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$24 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Coldwater 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 Coldwater 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.