Township government · Lenawee County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Dover Township took in $448 thousand and spent $387 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes58%State tax money38%Fines and other3.6%

What stands out

38%

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

Township taxes58%

Property tax
58%$261 thousand

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$171 thousand

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking47%Running the government and other costs24%Health and hospitals17%Police, fire, courts and jails12%

What stands out

17%

of Dover 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%

Roads, transit and parking
47%$182 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$182 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$93 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$39 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$36 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$18 thousand
Health and hospitals
17%$64 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$64 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$48 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$48 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Dover 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 Dover 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.