Township government · Berrien County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Pipestone Township took in $450 thousand and spent $322 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money51%Township taxes21%Fines and other19%Fees for services8.9%

What stands out

19%

of Pipestone 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 taxes21%

Property tax
21%$95 thousand

Fees for services8.9%

Fees for services
8.9%$40 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$40 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money51%

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

From the state
51%$228 thousand

Fines and other19%

Interest, rents and other
19%$87 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs45%Sent to other local governments27%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Roads, transit and parking3.4%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%

What stands out

27%

of Pipestone 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
45%$145 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$62 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$40 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$28 thousand
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
Sent to other local governments
27%$87 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$87 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$78 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$62 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$16 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.4%$11 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$11 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Pipestone 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 Pipestone 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.