Township government · Monroe County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Ash Township took in $3.8 million and spent $3.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)51%Township taxes19%State tax money16%Fines and other14%

What stands out

51%

of Ash 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 taxes19%

Property tax
14%$526 thousand
Other taxes
5.5%$210 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$207 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services51%

Fees for services
51%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$1.7 million
  • Sewer$194 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$624 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
14%$528 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities47%Roads, transit and parking14%Running the government and other costs14%Sent to other local governments12%Police, fire, courts and jails9.4%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

47%

of Ash 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
47%$1.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$30 thousand
  • Water supply$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$437 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$437 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$428 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$177 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$109 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$102 thousand
  • Government buildings$40 thousand
Sent to other local governments
12%$386 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$386 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.4%$291 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation; fire protection and 1 more
  • Inspections and regulation$144 thousand
  • Fire protection$140 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$60 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$37 thousand
  • Libraries$23 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$30 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ash Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Ash 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.