Township government · Osceola County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Sherman Township took in $326 thousand and spent $479 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes59%State tax money38%Fees for services2.8%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

38%

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

Township taxes59%

Property tax
58%$190 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.8%

Fees for services
2.8%$9 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$123 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments36%Running the government and other costs25%Roads, transit and parking21%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Parks, recreation and libraries2.1%

What stands out

36%

of Sherman 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%

Sent to other local governments
36%$172 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$172 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$121 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$47 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$33 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$30 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$101 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$101 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$75 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$75 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$10 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sherman 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 Sherman 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.