Township government · Mason 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 $911 thousand and spent $760 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money45%Township taxes34%Fees for services (parks and recreation)19%Fines and other2.3%

What stands out

19%

of Hamlin 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 taxes34%

Property tax
34%$309 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$170 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$166 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money45%

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

From the state
45%$406 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$20 thousand
Fines
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs48%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Roads, transit and parking11%Sent to other local governments11%Parks, recreation and libraries1.3%

What stands out

13%

of Hamlin 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
48%$365 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$181 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$152 thousand
  • Government buildings$22 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$121 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$121 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$96 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$96 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$84 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$84 thousand
Sent to other local governments
11%$84 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$84 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$10 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$10 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.