Township government · Saginaw County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Spaulding Township took in $1.3 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)30%Fines and other29%Township taxes24%State tax money17%

What stands out

30%

of Spaulding Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes24%

Property tax
14%$179 thousand
Other taxes
10%$136 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$136 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$391 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$228 thousand
  • Sewer$153 thousand
  • Other service charges$8 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$224 thousand

Fines and other29%

Interest, rents and other
29%$375 thousand
Fines
0.7%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities42%Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Sent to other local governments8.1%Roads, transit and parking5.3%All other spending4.9%

What stands out

42%

of Spaulding 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
42%$610 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$460 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$150 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$388 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$171 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$123 thousand
  • Government buildings$48 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$46 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$195 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$136 thousand
  • Fire protection$59 thousand
Sent to other local governments
8.1%$118 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$118 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.3%$78 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$78 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.6%$52 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$52 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$19 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Spaulding 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 Spaulding 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.