Township government · Calhoun County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Marengo Township took in $867 thousand and spent $392 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes55%State tax money27%Fees for services11%Fines and other6.1%

What stands out

17%

of Marengo 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 taxes55%

Property tax
38%$330 thousand
Other taxes
17%$150 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$150 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$98 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$98 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$236 thousand

Fines and other6.1%

Interest, rents and other
6.1%$53 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs40%Police, fire, courts and jails38%Parks, recreation and libraries9.2%Sent to other local governments6.6%Health and hospitals3.3%Roads, transit and parking3.1%

What stands out

38%

of Marengo 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%

Running the government and other costs
40%$156 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)$68 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$48 thousand
  • Government buildings$22 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$18 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$149 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$103 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$45 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.2%$36 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$36 thousand
Sent to other local governments
6.6%$26 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$26 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.3%$13 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$13 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.1%$12 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Marengo 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 Marengo 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.