Township government · Shiawassee County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Owosso Township took in $2.4 million and spent $3.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes27%Fees for services (sewer, water)26%State tax money26%Fines and other22%

What stands out

26%

of Owosso Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes27%

Property tax
24%$583 thousand
Other taxes
2.7%$66 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$66 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$631 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 2 more
  • Other service charges$408 thousand
  • Sewer$180 thousand
  • Water$22 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$623 thousand

Fines and other22%

Interest, rents and other
22%$525 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails51%Running the government and other costs41%Health and hospitals3.6%Roads, transit and parking2.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.8%

What stands out

51%

of Owosso Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
51%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$1.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$29 thousand
Running the government and other costs
41%$1.4 million
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$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$138 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$81 thousand
  • Government buildings$61 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.6%$127 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$127 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.5%$87 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$78 thousand
  • Public transit$9 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.8%$62 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$62 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Owosso Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Owosso 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.