Township government · Jackson County, MI

Spring Arbor Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Spring Arbor Township took in $4.4 million and spent $4.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes38%State tax money25%Fees for services (sewer, water)23%Fines and other14%

What stands out

23%

of Spring Arbor 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 taxes38%

Property tax
35%$1.5 million
Other taxes
3.7%$161 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$161 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses; other service charges and 2 more
  • Other government-run businesses$444 thousand
  • Other service charges$255 thousand
  • Sewer$188 thousand
  • Water$119 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$1.1 million

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
14%$598 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Parks, recreation and libraries22%Running the government and other costs15%Sent to other local governments6.2%All other spending6.8%

What stands out

27%

of Spring Arbor 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
27%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$1.0 million
  • Water supply$56 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$905 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$630 thousand
  • Police$220 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$55 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
22%$885 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$885 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$623 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)$220 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$193 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$141 thousand
  • Government buildings$69 thousand
Sent to other local governments
6.2%$249 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$249 thousand
Interest on debt
5.5%$220 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$196 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$24 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.3%$52 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$52 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Spring Arbor 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 Spring Arbor 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.