Township government · Chippewa County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Detour Township took in $231 thousand and spent $376 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes77%State tax money21%Federal tax money0.9%Fees for services0.4%

What stands out

11%

of Detour Township's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes77%

Property tax
67%$154 thousand
Other taxes
11%$25 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.9%

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

From the federal government
0.9%$2 thousand

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$49 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs60%Roads, transit and parking31%Parks, recreation and libraries8.2%Health and hospitals0.8%

What stands out

60%

of Detour 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
60%$227 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$186 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$31 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$10 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
31%$115 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$115 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.2%$31 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$31 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Detour 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 Detour 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.