Township government · Bay County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Kawkawlin Township took in $2.9 million and spent $2.5 million.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)47%Township taxes29%State tax money18%Fines and other6.2%

What stands out

47%

of Kawkawlin 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 taxes29%

Property tax
20%$563 thousand
Other taxes
9.7%$281 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$158 thousand
  • Other licenses$122 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services47%

Fees for services
47%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$599 thousand
  • Sewer$477 thousand
  • Garbage collection$257 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$512 thousand

Fines and other6.2%

Interest, rents and other
6.2%$180 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities54%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Running the government and other costs15%Sent to other local governments7.6%Roads, transit and parking4.0%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

54%

of Kawkawlin 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
54%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$929 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$308 thousand
  • Water supply$98 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$426 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$250 thousand
  • Police$123 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$32 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$21 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$379 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$155 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$109 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$63 thousand
  • Government buildings$52 thousand
Sent to other local governments
7.6%$188 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$188 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.0%$100 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$100 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$39 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$39 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$18 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$13 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Kawkawlin 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 Kawkawlin 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.