Township government · Shiawassee County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Vernon Township took in $1.3 million and spent $1.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes35%Fines and other34%State tax money31%

What stands out

34%

of Vernon 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
32%$404 thousand
Other taxes
3.1%$40 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$36 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$395 thousand

Fines and other34%

Interest, rents and other
34%$438 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs34%Sent to other local governments25%Roads, transit and parking17%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Health and hospitals8.2%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

25%

of Vernon Township's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
34%$562 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$295 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$94 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$88 thousand
  • Government buildings$85 thousand
Sent to other local governments
25%$410 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$410 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$284 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$284 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$271 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$245 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$26 thousand
Health and hospitals
8.2%$137 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$137 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Vernon 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 Vernon 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.