Township government · Cass County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Howard Township took in $1.4 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money46%Township taxes22%Fees for services (sewer)16%Fines and other15%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

16%

of Howard 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 taxes22%

Property tax
19%$272 thousand
Other taxes
2.7%$39 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$34 thousand
  • Other licenses$4 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$231 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$221 thousand
  • Other service charges$8 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.1%

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

From the federal government
0.1%$2 thousand

State tax money46%

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

From the state
46%$661 thousand

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
15%$216 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%Sent to other local governments9.0%Parks, recreation and libraries6.7%All other spending11%

What stands out

10%

of Howard 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
36%$400 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$150 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$129 thousand
  • Government buildings$79 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$42 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$294 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$116 thousand
  • Police$102 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$76 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$116 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$116 thousand
Sent to other local governments
9.0%$99 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$99 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.7%$74 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$74 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.5%$72 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$72 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.3%$48 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$48 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Howard 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 Howard 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.