Township government · St Clair County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Columbus Township took in $1.1 million and spent $2.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money40%Township taxes29%Fines and other29%Fees for services2.4%

What stands out

29%

of Columbus 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 taxes29%

Property tax
22%$248 thousand
Other taxes
7.3%$82 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$82 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.4%

Fees for services
2.4%$27 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$447 thousand

Fines and other29%

Interest, rents and other
29%$326 thousand

Where it goes

Parks, recreation and libraries36%Running the government and other costs19%Roads, transit and parking18%Sent to other local governments13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.7%Police, fire, courts and jails4.5%

What stands out

36%

of Columbus Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Parks, recreation and libraries
36%$732 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$732 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$388 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$206 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$95 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$70 thousand
  • Government buildings$17 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$362 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$362 thousand
Sent to other local governments
13%$253 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$253 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.7%$195 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$195 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.5%$90 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$67 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$23 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Columbus 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 Columbus 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.