Township government · Genesee County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Davison Township took in $16.5 million and spent $20.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)45%Fines and other26%Township taxes15%State tax money14%

What stands out

45%

of Davison Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Township taxes15%

Property tax
12%$2.0 million
Other taxes
2.9%$481 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$325 thousand
  • Other licenses$156 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services45%

Fees for services
45%$7.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 2 more
  • Other service charges$3.7 million
  • Sewer$1.9 million
  • Water$1.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$50 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$2.3 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$8 thousand

Fines and other26%

Interest, rents and other
25%$4.1 million
Fines
1.0%$163 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Sent to other local governments27%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Running the government and other costs14%Parks, recreation and libraries4.1%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

27%

of Davison Township's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$6.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$5.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$737 thousand
Sent to other local governments
27%$5.5 million
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$5.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$4.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$3.2 million
  • Fire protection$653 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$269 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$2.8 million
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$1.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$520 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$278 thousand
  • Government buildings$190 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.1%$829 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$828 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.3%$266 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$266 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Davison Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Davison 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.