Township government · Benzie County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Colfax Township took in $176 thousand and spent $145 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money51%Township taxes41%Fines and other8.0%

What stands out

51%

of Colfax Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Township taxes41%

Property tax
41%$72 thousand

State tax money51%

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

From the state
51%$90 thousand

Fines and other8.0%

Interest, rents and other
8.0%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs64%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Parks, recreation and libraries9.7%Roads, transit and parking8.3%

What stands out

64%

of Colfax 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
64%$93 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$34 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$26 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$26 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$26 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$26 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.7%$14 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$9 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.3%$12 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Colfax Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Colfax 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.