Township government · Bay County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Gibson Township took in $306 thousand and spent $478 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money42%Township taxes32%Fines and other25%Fees for services0.7%

What stands out

25%

of Gibson 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 taxes32%

Property tax
30%$91 thousand
Other taxes
2.6%$8 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$127 thousand

Fines and other25%

Interest, rents and other
25%$78 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments31%Running the government and other costs29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Roads, transit and parking10%Police, fire, courts and jails7.5%All other spending5.6%

What stands out

31%

of Gibson 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%

Sent to other local governments
31%$148 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$148 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$141 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$71 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$36 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$30 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$76 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$76 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$50 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$50 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.5%$36 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$30 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.4%$21 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$21 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Gibson 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 Gibson 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.