Township government · Lenawee County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Franklin Township took in $684 thousand and spent $796 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money49%Township taxes26%Fees for services (sewer)22%Fines and other2.2%

What stands out

22%

of Franklin 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 taxes26%

Property tax
20%$135 thousand
Other taxes
6.6%$45 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$29 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$153 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other government-run businesses
  • Sewer$144 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money49%

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

From the state
49%$336 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$14 thousand
Fines
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs29%Roads, transit and parking24%Sent to other local governments23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Police, fire, courts and jails7.0%

What stands out

23%

of Franklin 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
29%$228 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$106 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$82 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$27 thousand
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$191 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$191 thousand
Sent to other local governments
23%$186 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$186 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$135 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$135 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.0%$56 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation and courts and legal services
  • Inspections and regulation$32 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$24 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Franklin 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 Franklin 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.