Township government · Huron County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Fairhaven Township took in $802 thousand and spent $739 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes44%Fees for services (sewer)39%State tax money15%Fines and other1.7%

What stands out

39%

of Fairhaven 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 taxes44%

Property tax
44%$349 thousand
Other taxes
0.9%$7 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$314 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$197 thousand
  • Other service charges$111 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$118 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Sent to other local governments16%Roads, transit and parking16%All other spending3.5%

What stands out

27%

of Fairhaven 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$197 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$132 thousand
  • Sewer systems$65 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$147 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$88 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$33 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$22 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$136 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$75 thousand
  • Fire protection$60 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Sent to other local governments
16%$118 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$118 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$115 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$115 thousand
Interest on debt
3.0%$22 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Fairhaven 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 Fairhaven 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.