Township government · Van Buren County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Paw Paw Township took in $2.6 million and spent $4.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes54%State tax money18%Fees for services (sewer)14%Fines and other14%

What stands out

17%

of Paw Paw Township's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes54%

Property tax
37%$974 thousand
Other taxes
17%$435 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$385 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$50 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$379 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$345 thousand
  • Other service charges$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$459 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
14%$372 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails62%Running the government and other costs19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.1%Roads, transit and parking5.7%Sent to other local governments4.9%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

62%

of Paw Paw 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
62%$3.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$2.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$104 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$917 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$545 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$215 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$138 thousand
  • Government buildings$19 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.1%$296 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$271 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$25 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.7%$275 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$275 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.9%$238 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$238 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$78 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Paw Paw 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 Paw Paw 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.