Township government · Lake County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Ellsworth Township took in $249 thousand and spent $171 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes67%State tax money31%Fees for services1.2%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

31%

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

Township taxes67%

Property tax
67%$166 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.2%

Fees for services
1.2%$3 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$77 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs55%Police, fire, courts and jails36%Roads, transit and parking4.7%Interest on debt2.9%Parks, recreation and libraries1.8%

What stands out

36%

of Ellsworth Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
55%$94 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$32 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$31 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$17 thousand
  • Government buildings$14 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$61 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$61 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.7%$8 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8 thousand
Interest on debt
2.9%$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ellsworth 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 Ellsworth 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.