Township government · Tuscola County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Elmwood Township took in $348 thousand and spent $250 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes69%State tax money27%Fines and other2.0%Fees for services1.7%

What stands out

69%

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

Township taxes69%

Property tax
69%$240 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.7%

Fees for services
1.7%$6 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$94 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs49%Police, fire, courts and jails43%Roads, transit and parking6.8%Health and hospitals1.6%

What stands out

43%

of Elmwood 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
49%$122 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$37 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$31 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$29 thousand
  • Government buildings$25 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
43%$107 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$101 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.8%$17 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$17 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.6%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Elmwood 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 Elmwood 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.