Township government · Osceola County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Marion Township took in $220 thousand and spent $295 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes51%State tax money41%Fees for services4.1%Fines and other3.6%

What stands out

41%

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

Township taxes51%

Property tax
51%$113 thousand

Fees for services4.1%

Fees for services
4.1%$9 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money41%

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

From the state
41%$90 thousand

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs54%Sent to other local governments23%Roads, transit and parking14%Police, fire, courts and jails9.2%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%

What stands out

23%

of Marion Township's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
54%$160 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)$65 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$53 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$36 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
Sent to other local governments
23%$67 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$67 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$40 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$40 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.2%$27 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$27 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Marion 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 Marion 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.