Township government · Houghton County, MI

Elm River Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Elm River Township took in $322 thousand and spent $238 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes61%Fines and other25%State tax money13%

What stands out

25%

of Elm River 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 taxes61%

Property tax
61%$197 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$43 thousand

Fines and other25%

Interest, rents and other
25%$82 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Sent to other local governments32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Police, fire, courts and jails11%

What stands out

32%

of Elm River 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%

Running the government and other costs
42%$101 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$41 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$28 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$25 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
Sent to other local governments
32%$77 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$72 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$35 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$35 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$25 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$24 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Elm River Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Elm River 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.