Township government · Eaton County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Hamlin Township took in $641 thousand and spent $676 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money56%Township taxes38%Fees for services4.2%Fines and other1.9%

What stands out

56%

of Hamlin Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Township taxes38%

Property tax
38%$243 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.2%

Fees for services
4.2%$27 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and other government-run businesses
  • Other service charges$20 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money56%

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

From the state
56%$356 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails47%Running the government and other costs45%Roads, transit and parking3.4%Sent to other local governments3.4%Parks, recreation and libraries1.2%Health and hospitals0.7%

What stands out

47%

of Hamlin 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
47%$316 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$280 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$36 thousand
Running the government and other costs
45%$301 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$128 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$83 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$63 thousand
  • Government buildings$27 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.4%$23 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$23 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.4%$23 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$23 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$8 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hamlin 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 Hamlin 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.