Township government · Huron County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Dwight Township took in $588 thousand and spent $914 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes90%State tax money8.8%Federal tax money1.2%

What stands out

90%

of Dwight Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes90%

Property tax
90%$529 thousand

Federal tax money1.2%

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

From the federal government
1.2%$7 thousand

State tax money8.8%

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

From the state
8.8%$52 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments44%Roads, transit and parking36%Running the government and other costs11%Police, fire, courts and jails9.0%Health and hospitals0.2%Parks, recreation and libraries0.1%

What stands out

44%

of Dwight Township's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
44%$398 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$398 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
36%$330 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$330 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$101 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$42 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$32 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$22 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.0%$82 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$82 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Dwight 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 Dwight 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.