Township government · Dickinson County, MI

West Branch Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), West Branch Township took in $296 thousand and spent $135 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money49%Fines and other38%Township taxes8.4%Fees for services5.1%

What stands out

38%

of West Branch 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 taxes8.4%

Property tax
8.4%$25 thousand

Fees for services5.1%

Fees for services
5.1%$15 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money49%

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

From the state
49%$145 thousand

Fines and other38%

Interest, rents and other
38%$111 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs70%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.9%Sent to other local governments8.1%

What stands out

70%

of West Branch Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
70%$95 thousand
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$27 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$25 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$25 thousand
  • Government buildings$18 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$17 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$16 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.9%$12 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$12 thousand
Sent to other local governments
8.1%$11 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$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

West Branch Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 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 West Branch 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.