Township government · Crawford County, MI

South Branch Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), South Branch Township took in $1.1 million and spent $880 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes52%State tax money23%Fines and other19%Fees for services6.2%

What stands out

19%

of South Branch 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 taxes52%

Property tax
52%$571 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.2%

Fees for services
6.2%$69 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and other government-run businesses
  • Other service charges$62 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$252 thousand

Fines and other19%

Interest, rents and other
19%$210 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Health and hospitals18%Parks, recreation and libraries0.8%

What stands out

20%

of South Branch Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
32%$281 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)$120 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$98 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$47 thousand
  • Government buildings$16 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$256 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$256 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$175 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$175 thousand
Health and hospitals
18%$161 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$161 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$7 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

South Branch 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 South Branch 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.