Township government · Van Buren County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Columbia Township took in $1.2 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes50%Fines and other25%State tax money21%Federal tax money2.4%Fees for services1.8%

What stands out

25%

of Columbia 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 taxes50%

Property tax
48%$570 thousand
Other taxes
1.9%$23 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.8%

Fees for services
1.8%$22 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.4%

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

From the federal government
2.4%$29 thousand

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$254 thousand

Fines and other25%

Interest, rents and other
25%$299 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Sent to other local governments18%Roads, transit and parking9.5%Health and hospitals4.6%All other spending3.6%

What stands out

18%

of Columbia 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
35%$375 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$235 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$66 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$46 thousand
  • Government buildings$28 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$303 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$175 thousand
  • Police$113 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$15 thousand
Sent to other local governments
18%$194 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$194 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.5%$101 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$101 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.6%$49 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$49 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.4%$36 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$36 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$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

Columbia 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 Columbia 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.