Township government · St Joseph County, MI

White Pigeon Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), White Pigeon Township took in $1.6 million and spent $1.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes58%State tax money19%Fines and other12%Fees for services7.5%Federal tax money3.7%

What stands out

12%

of White Pigeon 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 taxes58%

Property tax
53%$839 thousand
Other taxes
4.4%$69 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$69 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.5%

Fees for services
7.5%$118 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$118 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.7%

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

From the federal government
3.7%$59 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$305 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$189 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs41%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Parks, recreation and libraries17%Roads, transit and parking14%Sent to other local governments11%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

17%

of White Pigeon 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%

Running the government and other costs
41%$642 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$344 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$217 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$81 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$264 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$264 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
17%$261 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$247 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$226 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$226 thousand
Sent to other local governments
11%$166 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$166 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

White Pigeon 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 White Pigeon 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.