Township government · Mason County, MI

Free Soil Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Free Soil Township took in $186 thousand and spent $144 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes53%State tax money40%County and local tax money2.7%Fees for services2.2%Fines and other2.2%Federal tax money0.5%

What stands out

40%

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

Township taxes53%

Property tax
53%$98 thousand

Fees for services2.2%

Fees for services
2.2%$4 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
0.5%$1 thousand

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$74 thousand

County and local tax money2.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.7%$5 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs78%Roads, transit and parking21%Parks, recreation and libraries1.4%

What stands out

78%

of Free Soil Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
78%$112 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$39 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$37 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$34 thousand
  • Government buildings$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$30 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$30 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Free Soil 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 Free Soil 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.