Township government · St Clair County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Greenwood Township took in $665 thousand and spent $819 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes72%State tax money25%County and local tax money1.1%Fines and other0.9%Fees for services0.5%

What stands out

71%

of Greenwood Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes72%

Property tax
71%$470 thousand
Other taxes
1.8%$12 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$3 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$167 thousand

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$7 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs29%Sent to other local governments28%Roads, transit and parking23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Police, fire, courts and jails8.9%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

28%

of Greenwood 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
29%$235 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)$79 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$69 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$57 thousand
  • Government buildings$30 thousand
Sent to other local governments
28%$230 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$230 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$185 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$185 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$94 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$94 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.9%$73 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$55 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$12 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$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

Greenwood 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 Greenwood 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.