Township government · Washtenaw County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Freedom Township took in $461 thousand and spent $470 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes49%State tax money32%Fines and other12%Fees for services6.1%

What stands out

12%

of Freedom Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Township taxes49%

Property tax
48%$222 thousand
Other taxes
1.1%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.1%

Fees for services
6.1%$28 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$149 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$57 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs40%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Sent to other local governments23%Roads, transit and parking13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.1%

What stands out

23%

of Freedom 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
40%$188 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)$82 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$43 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$36 thousand
  • Government buildings$27 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$109 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$99 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$5 thousand
Sent to other local governments
23%$107 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$107 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$61 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$61 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.1%$5 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Freedom Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Freedom 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.