Township government · Cass County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Jefferson Township took in $909 thousand and spent $776 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes44%State tax money31%Fines and other24%

What stands out

24%

of Jefferson 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 taxes44%

Property tax
40%$367 thousand
Other taxes
4.0%$36 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$36 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$285 thousand

Fines and other24%

Interest, rents and other
24%$221 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs76%Sent to other local governments18%Roads, transit and parking4.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.2%Interest on debt1.0%

What stands out

18%

of Jefferson 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
76%$587 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$421 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$101 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$58 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
Sent to other local governments
18%$136 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$136 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.6%$36 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$36 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.2%$9 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$9 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Jefferson Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Jefferson 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.