Township government · Montcalm County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Sidney Township took in $372 thousand and spent $297 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money67%Township taxes27%Fines and other5.6%Fees for services0.3%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

67%

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

Township taxes27%

Property tax
27%$100 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 services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money67%

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

From the state
67%$248 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$1 thousand

Fines and other5.6%

Interest, rents and other
5.6%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking45%Running the government and other costs40%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Parks, recreation and libraries2.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.3%

What stands out

40%

of Sidney Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
45%$134 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$134 thousand
Running the government and other costs
40%$120 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)$46 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$45 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$18 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$31 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$30 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$8 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.3%$4 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sidney 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 Sidney 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.