Township government · Genesee County, MI

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

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

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes52%State tax money33%Fines and other13%Fees for services1.5%

What stands out

13%

of Forest 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 taxes52%

Property tax
52%$617 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.5%

Fees for services
1.5%$18 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses and other service charges
  • Other government-run businesses$13 thousand
  • Other service charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$397 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$152 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs40%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Roads, transit and parking13%Interest on debt1.0%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%

What stands out

18%

of Forest Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
40%$472 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$163 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$109 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$105 thousand
  • Government buildings$95 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$332 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$315 thousand
  • Police$14 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$220 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$220 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$152 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$152 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$12 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Forest 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 Forest 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.