Township government · Genesee County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Thetford Township took in $3.6 million and spent $2.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fines and other39%Fees for services (sewer)30%State tax money21%Township taxes7.1%County and local tax money3.0%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

38%

of Thetford 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 taxes7.1%

Property tax
4.6%$166 thousand
Other taxes
2.5%$88 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$88 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other government-run businesses and 1 more
  • Sewer$919 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$91 thousand
  • Other service charges$46 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$7 thousand

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$763 thousand

County and local tax money3.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.0%$108 thousand

Fines and other39%

Interest, rents and other
38%$1.4 million
Fines
0.5%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs31%Roads, transit and parking23%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Parks, recreation and libraries7.6%Health and hospitals3.4%

What stands out

17%

of Thetford 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
31%$721 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$319 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$207 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$100 thousand
  • Government buildings$95 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$540 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$540 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$401 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$354 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$32 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$15 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$401 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$401 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.6%$176 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$160 thousand
  • Libraries$16 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.4%$78 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$78 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Thetford Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Thetford 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.