Township government · Jackson County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Tompkins Township took in $507 thousand and spent $349 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money56%Township taxes36%Fines and other8.1%Fees for services0.4%

What stands out

56%

of Tompkins Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Township taxes36%

Property tax
30%$150 thousand
Other taxes
6.3%$32 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money56%

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

From the state
56%$282 thousand

Fines and other8.1%

Interest, rents and other
8.1%$41 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs46%Police, fire, courts and jails33%Roads, transit and parking10%Sent to other local governments10%

What stands out

33%

of Tompkins 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
46%$162 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$81 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$57 thousand
  • Government buildings$21 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$115 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$101 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$14 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$36 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$36 thousand
Sent to other local governments
10%$36 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$36 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Tompkins 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 Tompkins 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.