Township government · Menominee County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Gourley Township took in $139 thousand and spent $101 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes44%State tax money40%County and local tax money14%Fines and other2.2%

What stands out

14%

of Gourley Township's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes44%

Property tax
44%$61 thousand

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$56 thousand

County and local tax money14%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
14%$19 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs72%Police, fire, courts and jails28%

What stands out

72%

of Gourley Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
72%$73 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$27 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$20 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$15 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$28 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$28 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Gourley 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 Gourley 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.