Township government · Ingham County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Williamstown Township took in $1.3 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money44%Township taxes27%Fines and other22%Fees for services5.2%County and local tax money1.2%

What stands out

22%

of Williamstown 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 taxes27%

Property tax
22%$282 thousand
Other taxes
4.5%$56 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$32 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.2%

Fees for services
5.2%$65 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses and other service charges
  • Other government-run businesses$43 thousand
  • Other service charges$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money44%

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

From the state
44%$558 thousand

County and local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.2%$15 thousand

Fines and other22%

Interest, rents and other
22%$280 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs49%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Sent to other local governments18%Roads, transit and parking7.3%Parks, recreation and libraries3.3%

What stands out

18%

of Williamstown 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
49%$607 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$234 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$204 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$103 thousand
  • Government buildings$66 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$274 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$226 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$26 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$22 thousand
Sent to other local governments
18%$228 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$228 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.3%$90 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$90 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.3%$41 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$41 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Williamstown 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 Williamstown 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.