Township government · St Joseph County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Mendon Township took in $800 thousand and spent $590 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes43%State tax money29%Fines and other15%Federal tax money12%Fees for services0.4%

What stands out

12%

of Mendon Township's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes43%

Property tax
40%$321 thousand
Other taxes
3.0%$24 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$23 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$3 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$97 thousand

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$235 thousand

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
14%$108 thousand
Fines
1.5%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs43%Police, fire, courts and jails33%Parks, recreation and libraries17%Roads, transit and parking4.1%Health and hospitals3.2%

What stands out

17%

of Mendon 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%

Running the government and other costs
43%$251 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)$151 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$57 thousand
  • Government buildings$34 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$193 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$185 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
17%$103 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$103 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.1%$24 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$24 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.2%$19 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$19 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Mendon 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 Mendon 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.