Township government · Calhoun County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Sheridan Township took in $874 thousand and spent $589 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes56%State tax money25%Fines and other19%

What stands out

19%

of Sheridan 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 taxes56%

Property tax
54%$470 thousand
Other taxes
1.8%$16 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$218 thousand

Fines and other19%

Interest, rents and other
19%$170 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails60%Running the government and other costs39%Roads, transit and parking1.2%

What stands out

60%

of Sheridan 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
60%$351 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$322 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$20 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$9 thousand
Running the government and other costs
39%$231 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$126 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$76 thousand
  • Government buildings$21 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$8 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.2%$7 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sheridan 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 Sheridan 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.