Township government · Van Buren County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Hamilton Township took in $549 thousand and spent $682 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes40%Fines and other30%State tax money29%Fees for services0.7%

What stands out

30%

of Hamilton 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 taxes40%

Property tax
39%$216 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$3 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$4 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$159 thousand

Fines and other30%

Interest, rents and other
30%$166 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs28%Roads, transit and parking27%Sent to other local governments26%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.3%

What stands out

26%

of Hamilton 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
28%$188 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$85 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$43 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$35 thousand
  • Government buildings$25 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
27%$185 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$185 thousand
Sent to other local governments
26%$179 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$179 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$128 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$115 thousand
  • Police$13 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hamilton Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Hamilton 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.