Township government · Tuscola County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Arbela Township took in $1.1 million and spent $975 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes40%Fines and other30%State tax money29%Fees for services2.2%

What stands out

30%

of Arbela 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 taxes40%

Property tax
38%$427 thousand
Other taxes
1.8%$20 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.2%

Fees for services
2.2%$25 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$322 thousand

Fines and other30%

Interest, rents and other
30%$334 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Sent to other local governments16%Roads, transit and parking11%

What stands out

24%

of Arbela 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%

Running the government and other costs
33%$322 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$98 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$94 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$90 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$40 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$236 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$236 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$157 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$104 thousand
  • Fire protection$53 thousand
Sent to other local governments
16%$155 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$155 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$105 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$105 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Arbela 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 Arbela 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.