Township government · Alpena County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Alpena Township took in $5.9 million and spent $5.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)51%Township taxes23%State tax money18%Fines and other7.7%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

51%

of Alpena Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes23%

Property tax
20%$1.1 million
Other taxes
3.6%$209 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$209 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services51%

Fees for services
51%$3.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 1 more
  • Other service charges$1.5 million
  • Water$891 thousand
  • Sewer$594 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$1.0 million

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$39 thousand

Fines and other7.7%

Interest, rents and other
7.7%$453 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities53%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Running the government and other costs13%Roads, transit and parking2.4%Interest on debt0.7%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

53%

of Alpena Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
53%$3.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$3.1 million
  • Water supply$38 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$1.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$1.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$165 thousand
  • Police$22 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$770 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$346 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$319 thousand
  • Government buildings$70 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$35 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.4%$140 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$140 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$38 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$36 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$33 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$33 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$10 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Alpena 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 Alpena 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.