Township government · Calhoun County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Tekonsha Township took in $644 thousand and spent $557 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes39%Fines and other22%State tax money16%Fees for services16%Federal tax money7.6%

What stands out

21%

of Tekonsha 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 taxes39%

Property tax
38%$243 thousand
Other taxes
1.1%$7 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$102 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$102 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.6%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
7.6%$49 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$103 thousand

Fines and other22%

Interest, rents and other
21%$138 thousand
Fines
0.3%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs47%Police, fire, courts and jails34%Parks, recreation and libraries9.3%Interest on debt8.6%Roads, transit and parking0.9%

What stands out

34%

of Tekonsha Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
47%$260 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$120 thousand
  • Government buildings$75 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$36 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$29 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$192 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$192 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.3%$52 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$52 thousand
Interest on debt
8.6%$48 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.9%$5 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Tekonsha 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 Tekonsha 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.