Township government · Genesee County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Gaines Township took in $2.1 million and spent $1.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes35%State tax money33%Fees for services (water, sewer)28%Fines and other4.0%

What stands out

28%

of Gaines Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes35%

Property tax
31%$636 thousand
Other taxes
4.4%$92 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$92 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$578 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$321 thousand
  • Sewer$179 thousand
  • Other service charges$78 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$1 thousand

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$678 thousand

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$82 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Roads, transit and parking13%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Health and hospitals4.4%

What stands out

31%

of Gaines 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
42%$684 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$528 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$99 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$57 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$502 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$502 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$212 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$212 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$174 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$160 thousand
  • Police$8 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.4%$72 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$72 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Gaines 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 Gaines 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.