Township government · St Joseph County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Constantine Township took in $799 thousand and spent $577 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money52%Township taxes39%Fees for services5.3%Fines and other3.5%County and local tax money0.9%

What stands out

52%

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

Township taxes39%

Property tax
39%$309 thousand
Other taxes
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.3%

Fees for services
5.3%$42 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$42 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money52%

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

From the state
52%$412 thousand

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$7 thousand

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$21 thousand
Fines
0.9%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs53%Parks, recreation and libraries27%Police, fire, courts and jails9.0%Sent to other local governments9.0%Health and hospitals1.4%

What stands out

27%

of Constantine 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%

Running the government and other costs
53%$308 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$176 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$65 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$62 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
27%$157 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$157 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.0%$52 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$52 thousand
Sent to other local governments
9.0%$52 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$52 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.4%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Constantine 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 Constantine 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.