Township government · Mason 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 $311 thousand and spent $355 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money54%Township taxes21%County and local tax money16%Fees for services5.8%Fines and other3.9%

What stands out

16%

of Sheridan Township's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes21%

Property tax
19%$58 thousand
Other taxes
1.9%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.8%

Fees for services
5.8%$18 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money54%

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

From the state
54%$168 thousand

County and local tax money16%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
16%$49 thousand

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking65%Running the government and other costs30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.3%Parks, recreation and libraries2.0%Police, fire, courts and jails0.8%Health and hospitals0.6%

What stands out

0.8%

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%

Roads, transit and parking
65%$230 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$230 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$105 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$42 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$35 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$27 thousand
  • Government buildings$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.3%$8 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$7 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.8%$3 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 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.