Township government · Hillsdale County, MI

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

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

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer)40%State tax money29%Township taxes21%Fines and other6.1%Federal tax money3.9%

What stands out

40%

of Jefferson 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 taxes21%

Property tax
14%$152 thousand
Other taxes
7.3%$81 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$81 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$441 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$254 thousand
  • Other service charges$187 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.9%

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

From the federal government
3.9%$43 thousand

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$321 thousand

Fines and other6.1%

Interest, rents and other
6.1%$68 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs41%Water, sewer, trash and utilities39%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Roads, transit and parking2.0%Sent to other local governments2.0%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

39%

of Jefferson 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
41%$467 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)$208 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$137 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$80 thousand
  • Government buildings$42 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
39%$450 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$258 thousand
  • Sewer systems$192 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$153 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$150 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.0%$23 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$23 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.0%$23 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$23 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$19 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$10 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$10 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 March 31, 2022. 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.