Township government · Missaukee County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Forest Township took in $293 thousand and spent $303 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money51%Township taxes46%Fines and other2.0%Fees for services1.0%

What stands out

51%

of Forest Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Township taxes46%

Property tax
46%$136 thousand

Fees for services1.0%

Fees for services
1.0%$3 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money51%

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

From the state
51%$148 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs39%Roads, transit and parking27%Sent to other local governments19%Police, fire, courts and jails15%

What stands out

19%

of Forest Township's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
39%$119 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$53 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$40 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$18 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
27%$83 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$83 thousand
Sent to other local governments
19%$57 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$57 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$44 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$44 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Forest 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 Forest 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.