Township government · Tuscola County, MI

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

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

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes70%Fines and other15%State tax money11%Fees for services4.4%

What stands out

15%

of Akron 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 taxes70%

Property tax
69%$804 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.4%

Fees for services
4.4%$51 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$51 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$129 thousand

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
15%$173 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments35%Roads, transit and parking28%Running the government and other costs15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Police, fire, courts and jails4.5%All other spending5.8%

What stands out

35%

of Akron 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%

Sent to other local governments
35%$461 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$461 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
28%$374 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$374 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$192 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)$70 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$70 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$37 thousand
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$154 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$125 thousand
  • Sewer systems$29 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.5%$59 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$59 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.3%$57 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$57 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$13 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$12 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$4 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Akron 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 Akron 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.