Township government · Roscommon County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Gerrish Township took in $3.8 million and spent $3.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fines and other61%Fees for services (parks and recreation)16%Township taxes13%State tax money8.6%Federal tax money1.7%

What stands out

60%

of Gerrish 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 taxes13%

Property tax
11%$425 thousand
Other taxes
1.6%$63 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$63 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$627 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; other service charges and 1 more
  • Parks and recreation$391 thousand
  • Other service charges$225 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.7%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
1.7%$64 thousand

State tax money8.6%

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

From the state
8.6%$328 thousand

Fines and other61%

Interest, rents and other
60%$2.3 million
Fines
0.1%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails55%Running the government and other costs18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Parks, recreation and libraries9.0%Interest on debt1.7%

What stands out

55%

of Gerrish Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
55%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$847 thousand
  • Police$676 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$117 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$551 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)$302 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$115 thousand
  • Government buildings$75 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$59 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$484 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$484 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.0%$269 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$269 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$52 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Gerrish Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Gerrish 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.