Township government · Cass County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Marcellus Township took in $1.5 million and spent $1.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes83%State tax money9.7%Fines and other6.8%Fees for services0.6%

What stands out

19%

of Marcellus Township's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes83%

Property tax
64%$965 thousand
Other taxes
19%$288 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$288 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$9 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.7%

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

From the state
9.7%$147 thousand

Fines and other6.8%

Interest, rents and other
6.8%$103 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking30%Parks, recreation and libraries19%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Sent to other local governments18%Running the government and other costs15%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

19%

of Marcellus Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
30%$493 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$493 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
19%$315 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$242 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$73 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$306 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$184 thousand
  • Police$115 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$7 thousand
Sent to other local governments
18%$299 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$299 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$242 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)$104 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$49 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$49 thousand
  • Government buildings$40 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Marcellus 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 Marcellus 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.