Township government · St Joseph County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Leonidas Township took in $293 thousand and spent $405 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes44%State tax money44%Fines and other7.8%Federal tax money3.1%Fees for services1.0%

What stands out

44%

of Leonidas Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Township taxes44%

Property tax
44%$128 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.0%

Fees for services
1.0%$3 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.1%

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

From the federal government
3.1%$9 thousand

State tax money44%

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

From the state
44%$129 thousand

Fines and other7.8%

Interest, rents and other
7.8%$23 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails57%Running the government and other costs38%Roads, transit and parking4.7%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

57%

of Leonidas Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
57%$231 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$212 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$14 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$5 thousand
Running the government and other costs
38%$154 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$108 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$26 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$20 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.7%$19 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$19 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Leonidas Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Leonidas 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.