Township government · Saginaw County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Thomas Township took in $12.1 million and spent $12.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services50%Township taxes20%State tax money17%Fines and other10%Federal tax money2.9%

What stands out

50%

of Thomas Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Township taxes20%

Property tax
19%$2.3 million
Other taxes
1.0%$117 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$117 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services50%

Fees for services
50%$6.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$6.0 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.9%

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

From the federal government
2.9%$356 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$2.0 million

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
9.6%$1.2 million
Fines
0.5%$63 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities51%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Running the government and other costs18%Parks, recreation and libraries11%

What stands out

51%

of Thomas Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 4.5%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
51%$6.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$5.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$741 thousand
  • Water supply$45 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$2.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$1.2 million
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$176 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$2.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$650 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$388 thousand
  • Government buildings$195 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$1.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
  • Libraries$333 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Thomas 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 Thomas 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.