Township government · Jackson County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Rives Township took in $891 thousand and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money57%Township taxes25%Fees for services (sewer)12%Fines and other6.1%

What stands out

57%

of Rives Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Township taxes25%

Property tax
18%$163 thousand
Other taxes
7.1%$63 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$52 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$9 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$106 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and sewer
  • Other service charges$74 thousand
  • Sewer$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money57%

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

From the state
57%$505 thousand

Fines and other6.1%

Interest, rents and other
6.1%$54 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails28%Running the government and other costs26%Sent to other local governments17%Roads, transit and parking17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.7%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

17%

of Rives 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$308 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$250 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$58 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$286 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)$130 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$81 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$43 thousand
  • Government buildings$32 thousand
Sent to other local governments
17%$192 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$192 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$191 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$191 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.7%$109 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$55 thousand
  • Sewer systems$54 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$17 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$16 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Rives 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 Rives 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.