Township government · Cass County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Mason Township took in $682 thousand and spent $548 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes46%State tax money44%Fines and other6.3%Fees for services (sewer)3.7%

What stands out

44%

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

Township taxes46%

Property tax
42%$285 thousand
Other taxes
3.8%$26 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.7%

Fees for services
3.7%$25 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$16 thousand
  • Other service charges$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money44%

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

From the state
44%$303 thousand

Fines and other6.3%

Interest, rents and other
6.3%$43 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs94%Police, fire, courts and jails4.2%Interest on debt1.1%Roads, transit and parking0.5%

What stands out

94%

of Mason Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
94%$516 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$364 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$81 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$37 thousand
  • Government buildings$34 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.2%$23 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation
  • Inspections and regulation$23 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.5%$3 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Mason 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 Mason 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.