Township government · Cass County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Porter Township took in $2.8 million and spent $2.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes33%Fees for services (sewer)28%Fines and other25%State tax money14%

What stands out

28%

of Porter 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 taxes33%

Property tax
28%$784 thousand
Other taxes
5.2%$147 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$147 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$796 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$768 thousand
  • Other service charges$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$395 thousand

Fines and other25%

Interest, rents and other
25%$698 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities47%Running the government and other costs38%Roads, transit and parking8.1%Police, fire, courts and jails3.8%Interest on debt3.4%

What stands out

47%

of Porter Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
47%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
38%$944 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$827 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$69 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$48 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.1%$200 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$200 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.8%$95 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation
  • Inspections and regulation$95 thousand
Interest on debt
3.4%$85 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Porter 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 Porter 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.