Township government · Tuscola County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Ellington Township took in $466 thousand and spent $413 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes49%State tax money30%Fees for services20%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

20%

of Ellington 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 taxes49%

Property tax
49%$227 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$92 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$92 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$142 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Sent to other local governments19%Roads, transit and parking15%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

21%

of Ellington 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
32%$131 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)$66 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$36 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$19 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$87 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$87 thousand
Sent to other local governments
19%$78 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$78 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$64 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$64 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$52 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$52 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ellington 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 Ellington 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.