Township government · Gratiot County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Fulton Township took in $978 thousand and spent $838 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, road charges)30%Township taxes25%State tax money23%Fines and other23%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

30%

of Fulton 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 taxes25%

Property tax
25%$240 thousand
Other taxes
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$289 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; road charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$246 thousand
  • Road charges$26 thousand
  • Other service charges$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$226 thousand

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other23%

Interest, rents and other
23%$221 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs40%Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Roads, transit and parking20%Police, fire, courts and jails5.3%Sent to other local governments5.3%Interest on debt0.1%

What stands out

29%

of Fulton 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
40%$338 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$170 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$68 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$67 thousand
  • Government buildings$33 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$242 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$236 thousand
  • Water supply$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$169 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$169 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.3%$44 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$44 thousand
Sent to other local governments
5.3%$44 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$44 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Fulton 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 Fulton 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.