Township government · Saginaw County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Richland Township took in $2.7 million and spent $2.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes47%Fees for services (water, sewer)27%State tax money17%County and local tax money5.6%Fines and other2.5%Federal tax money1.1%

What stands out

27%

of Richland 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 taxes47%

Property tax
45%$1.2 million
Other taxes
1.9%$51 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$50 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$732 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$378 thousand
  • Sewer$291 thousand
  • Other service charges$51 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
  • Garbage collection$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.1%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
1.1%$29 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$448 thousand

County and local tax money5.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.6%$149 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$54 thousand
Fines
0.5%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Parks, recreation and libraries9.9%Roads, transit and parking8.2%Interest on debt0.9%

What stands out

24%

of Richland 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%

Running the government and other costs
30%$821 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$362 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$271 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$134 thousand
  • Government buildings$54 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$755 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$520 thousand
  • Fire protection$189 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$26 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$20 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$663 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$426 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$237 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.9%$275 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$155 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$120 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.2%$227 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$227 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Richland 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 Richland 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.