Township government · Berrien County, MI

Three Oaks Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Three Oaks Township took in $1.7 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other53%Township taxes35%State tax money6.5%Fees for services4.6%Federal tax money0.5%

What stands out

51%

of Three Oaks 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 taxes35%

Property tax
34%$582 thousand
Other taxes
1.0%$17 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.6%

Fees for services
4.6%$78 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$78 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$8 thousand

State tax money6.5%

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

From the state
6.5%$110 thousand

Fines and other53%

Interest, rents and other
51%$873 thousand
Fines
1.7%$28 thousand

Where it goes

Parks, recreation and libraries46%Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Roads, transit and parking4.9%

What stands out

46%

of Three Oaks 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%

Parks, recreation and libraries
46%$503 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$503 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$298 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$199 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$53 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$46 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$240 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$136 thousand
  • Police$95 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$9 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.9%$54 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$54 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Three Oaks 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 Three Oaks 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.