Township government · St Joseph County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Florence Township took in $211 thousand and spent $193 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money63%Township taxes28%Fees for services5.2%Fines and other3.8%

What stands out

63%

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

Township taxes28%

Property tax
27%$58 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.2%

Fees for services
5.2%$11 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money63%

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

From the state
63%$133 thousand

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs53%Roads, transit and parking17%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Sent to other local governments14%Parks, recreation and libraries2.1%

What stands out

14%

of Florence 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
53%$102 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)$33 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$30 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$25 thousand
  • Government buildings$14 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$33 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$33 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$27 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$27 thousand
Sent to other local governments
14%$27 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$27 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$3 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Florence 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 Florence 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.