Township government · Charlevoix County, MI

St. James Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), St. James Township took in $884 thousand and spent $1.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (parks and recreation, sewer)39%Township taxes38%State tax money16%Fines and other4.2%County and local tax money3.2%

What stands out

39%

of St. James 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
38%$334 thousand

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$342 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; sewer and 1 more
  • Parks and recreation$275 thousand
  • Sewer$55 thousand
  • Other service charges$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$143 thousand

County and local tax money3.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.2%$28 thousand

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$37 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs41%Parks, recreation and libraries32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Roads, transit and parking4.9%Police, fire, courts and jails1.0%Sent to other local governments1.0%

What stands out

32%

of St. James Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
41%$428 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$178 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$157 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$48 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$45 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
32%$332 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$332 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$215 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$215 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.9%$51 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$51 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.0%$10 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$10 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.0%$10 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$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

St. James 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 St. James 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.