Township government · Iron County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Bates Township took in $987 thousand and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)41%Township taxes39%State tax money12%Fines and other8.0%Federal tax money0.6%

What stands out

41%

of Bates 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 taxes39%

Property tax
39%$380 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$406 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$278 thousand
  • Sewer$108 thousand
  • Other service charges$15 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
0.6%$6 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$114 thousand

Fines and other8.0%

Interest, rents and other
8.0%$79 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs31%Sent to other local governments21%Roads, transit and parking21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Interest on debt4.5%All other spending7.3%

What stands out

21%

of Bates 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
31%$330 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$114 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$107 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$57 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$52 thousand
Sent to other local governments
21%$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
21%$221 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$221 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$158 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$158 thousand
Interest on debt
4.5%$48 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.1%$44 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$44 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.1%$33 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$22 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$10 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bates 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 Bates 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.