Township government · Saginaw County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), James Township took in $937 thousand and spent $743 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water)50%Township taxes25%State tax money23%Fines and other1.9%

What stands out

50%

of James 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 taxes25%

Property tax
23%$211 thousand
Other taxes
2.8%$26 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services50%

Fees for services
50%$469 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and other service charges
  • Water$317 thousand
  • Other service charges$152 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$213 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$18 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities53%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Roads, transit and parking5.1%Parks, recreation and libraries0.5%

What stands out

53%

of James 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
53%$396 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$262 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$134 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$185 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$67 thousand
  • Government buildings$45 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$41 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$32 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$120 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$89 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$21 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.1%$38 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$38 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

James 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 James 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.