Township government · Manistee County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Dickson Township took in $437 thousand and spent $279 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes53%State tax money24%Fines and other18%Fees for services3.2%Federal tax money1.4%

What stands out

18%

of Dickson Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Township taxes53%

Property tax
52%$229 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.2%

Fees for services
3.2%$14 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.4%

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

From the federal government
1.4%$6 thousand

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$107 thousand

Fines and other18%

Interest, rents and other
18%$78 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs56%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Parks, recreation and libraries4.7%

What stands out

23%

of Dickson Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
56%$156 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)$58 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$45 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$28 thousand
  • Government buildings$25 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$64 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$64 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$46 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$46 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.7%$13 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Dickson 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 Dickson 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.