Township government · St Joseph County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Colon Township took in $948 thousand and spent $945 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes58%State tax money24%Fines and other15%Fees for services2.6%

What stands out

14%

of Colon Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Township taxes58%

Property tax
50%$477 thousand
Other taxes
7.7%$73 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$73 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.6%

Fees for services
2.6%$25 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$232 thousand

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
14%$133 thousand
Fines
0.8%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails45%Running the government and other costs29%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Roads, transit and parking9.6%Interest on debt1.5%

What stands out

45%

of Colon Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
45%$426 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$426 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$276 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$103 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$101 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$62 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$138 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$131 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.6%$91 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$91 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Colon 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 Colon 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.