Township government · Jackson County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Sandstone Township took in $984 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 money47%Township taxes42%County and local tax money8.3%Fines and other2.4%

What stands out

47%

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

Township taxes42%

Property tax
39%$386 thousand
Other taxes
3.2%$31 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money47%

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

From the state
47%$461 thousand

County and local tax money8.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.3%$82 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$23 thousand
Fines
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking39%Police, fire, courts and jails34%Running the government and other costs27%

What stands out

34%

of Sandstone Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
39%$433 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$433 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$371 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$233 thousand
  • Police$116 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$22 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$294 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)$151 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$109 thousand
  • Government buildings$18 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$16 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sandstone 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 Sandstone 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.