Township government · Manistee County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Filer Charter Township took in $2.1 million and spent $1.7 million.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

Fees for services (water)38%Township taxes34%State tax money20%Fines and other7.9%

What stands out

38%

of Filer 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
32%$656 thousand
Other taxes
2.8%$59 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$59 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$789 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and other service charges
  • Water$745 thousand
  • Other service charges$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$406 thousand

Fines and other7.9%

Interest, rents and other
7.9%$163 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs52%Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Interest on debt6.2%Police, fire, courts and jails6.0%Sent to other local governments3.4%All other spending3.1%

What stands out

30%

of Filer 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%

Running the government and other costs
52%$861 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$462 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$282 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$64 thousand
  • Government buildings$53 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$493 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$348 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$145 thousand
Interest on debt
6.2%$103 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$97 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.0%$99 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$99 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.4%$56 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$56 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$36 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$36 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.9%$15 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Filer Charter 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 Filer 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.