Township government · St Joseph County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Park Township took in $714 thousand and spent $709 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money38%Township taxes31%Fines and other29%Fees for services1.8%

What stands out

29%

of Park 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 taxes31%

Property tax
28%$199 thousand
Other taxes
3.2%$23 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.8%

Fees for services
1.8%$13 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$269 thousand

Fines and other29%

Interest, rents and other
29%$210 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs34%Sent to other local governments31%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Health and hospitals5.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.8%Parks, recreation and libraries0.7%

What stands out

31%

of Park Township's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
34%$243 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$108 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$64 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$60 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
Sent to other local governments
31%$220 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$220 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$197 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$177 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$11 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.4%$38 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$38 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.8%$6 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Park 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 Park 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.