Township government · Leelanau County, MI

Elmwood Charter Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Elmwood Charter Township took in $3.9 million and spent $3.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)38%Township taxes34%State tax money12%Fines and other10%Federal tax money6.0%

What stands out

38%

of Elmwood Charter 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 taxes34%

Property tax
34%$1.3 million
Other taxes
0.2%$8 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Sewer$567 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$544 thousand
  • Water$370 thousand
  • Other service charges$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.0%

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

From the federal government
6.0%$236 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$463 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
10%$411 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails40%Running the government and other costs35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Parks, recreation and libraries1.3%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

23%

of Elmwood Charter 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
40%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$1.5 million
Running the government and other costs
35%$1.3 million
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$739 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$346 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$170 thousand
  • Government buildings$39 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$854 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$854 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$48 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$48 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$16 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Elmwood Charter Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Elmwood Charter 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.