Township government · Calhoun County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Newton Township took in $652 thousand and spent $484 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money49%Township taxes32%Fines and other15%Fees for services2.3%Federal tax money1.7%

What stands out

15%

of Newton 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
24%$159 thousand
Other taxes
8.0%$52 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$30 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$20 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.3%

Fees for services
2.3%$15 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.7%

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

From the federal government
1.7%$11 thousand

State tax money49%

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

From the state
49%$317 thousand

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
15%$98 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs63%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Roads, transit and parking5.0%Sent to other local governments3.3%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

63%

of Newton 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
63%$304 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$118 thousand
  • Government buildings$94 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$54 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$38 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$138 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$110 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$28 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.0%$24 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$24 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.3%$16 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$16 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Newton Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Newton 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.