Township government · Tuscola County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Fairgrove Township took in $959 thousand and spent $656 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes87%State tax money9.3%Fees for services1.8%Fines and other0.9%Federal tax money0.6%

What stands out

87%

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

Township taxes87%

Property tax
87%$837 thousand
Other taxes
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.8%

Fees for services
1.8%$17 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$6 thousand

State tax money9.3%

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

From the state
9.3%$89 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs43%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Sent to other local governments11%Health and hospitals2.0%

What stands out

22%

of Fairgrove 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
43%$279 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$138 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$97 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$35 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$150 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$118 thousand
  • Police$32 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$145 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$145 thousand
Sent to other local governments
11%$69 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$69 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.0%$13 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Fairgrove 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 Fairgrove 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.