Township government · Cass County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Milton Township took in $941 thousand and spent $774 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money42%Township taxes32%Fines and other24%Fees for services1.7%

What stands out

24%

of Milton Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Township taxes32%

Property tax
22%$208 thousand
Other taxes
10%$96 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$96 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.7%

Fees for services
1.7%$16 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$396 thousand

Fines and other24%

Interest, rents and other
24%$225 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs79%Roads, transit and parking16%Interest on debt4.5%Police, fire, courts and jails0.8%Parks, recreation and libraries0.1%

What stands out

79%

of Milton 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
79%$610 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$347 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$156 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$61 thousand
  • Government buildings$46 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$122 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$122 thousand
Interest on debt
4.5%$35 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.8%$6 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Milton 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 Milton 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.