Township government · Emmet County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Center Township took in $162 thousand and spent $181 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes61%State tax money38%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

38%

of Center Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Township taxes61%

Property tax
61%$99 thousand

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$61 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Roads, transit and parking30%Sent to other local governments27%Police, fire, courts and jails5.5%

What stands out

27%

of Center 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
38%$69 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$27 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$20 thousand
  • Government buildings$16 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
30%$54 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$54 thousand
Sent to other local governments
27%$48 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$48 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.5%$10 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Center 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 Center 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.