Township government · Baraga County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Covington Township took in $228 thousand and spent $195 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money56%Township taxes32%Fines and other5.7%Fees for services3.9%Federal tax money3.1%

What stands out

56%

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

Township taxes32%

Property tax
31%$71 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.9%

Fees for services
3.9%$9 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.1%

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

From the federal government
3.1%$7 thousand

State tax money56%

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

From the state
56%$127 thousand

Fines and other5.7%

Interest, rents and other
5.7%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs70%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Parks, recreation and libraries8.2%Health and hospitals5.6%Sent to other local governments5.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.0%

What stands out

70%

of Covington Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
70%$136 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$38 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$36 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$35 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$27 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$20 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$19 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.2%$16 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.6%$11 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$11 thousand
Sent to other local governments
5.1%$10 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$10 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.0%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Covington Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Covington 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.