Township government · Cass County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Penn Township took in $1.2 million and spent $729 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes41%Fines and other39%State tax money11%Fees for services8.8%

What stands out

39%

of Penn 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 taxes41%

Property tax
35%$415 thousand
Other taxes
5.8%$69 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$69 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.8%

Fees for services
8.8%$104 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$104 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$135 thousand

Fines and other39%

Interest, rents and other
39%$462 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Interest on debt23%Health and hospitals10%Roads, transit and parking9.9%

What stands out

23%

of Penn Township's spending goes to interest on debt.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
31%$229 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$173 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$30 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$15 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$190 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$131 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$59 thousand
Interest on debt
23%$165 thousand
Health and hospitals
10%$73 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$73 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.9%$72 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$72 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Penn 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 Penn 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.