Township government · St Joseph 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 $471 thousand and spent $454 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money80%Township taxes20%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

80%

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 taxes20%

Property tax
18%$87 thousand
Other taxes
1.5%$7 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money80%

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

From the state
80%$375 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs43%Roads, transit and parking33%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Sent to other local governments12%

What stands out

12%

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%

Running the government and other costs
43%$193 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)$80 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$57 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$33 thousand
  • Government buildings$23 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
33%$149 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$149 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$56 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$53 thousand
  • Police$3 thousand
Sent to other local governments
12%$56 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$56 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.