Township government · Roscommon County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Denton Township took in $4.2 million and spent $3.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes44%Fees for services35%State tax money15%Fines and other5.4%County and local tax money1.1%

What stands out

35%

of Denton 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 taxes44%

Property tax
42%$1.8 million
Other taxes
1.6%$66 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$65 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1.4 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$612 thousand

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$44 thousand

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other
5.4%$226 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals35%Running the government and other costs21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Roads, transit and parking7.9%All other spending3.6%

What stands out

35%

of Denton Township's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
35%$1.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$722 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$359 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$224 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$99 thousand
  • Government buildings$40 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$615 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$615 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$495 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$287 thousand
  • Fire protection$200 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.9%$270 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$270 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$86 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$86 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$35 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Denton 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 Denton 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.