Township government · Livingston County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Handy Township took in $1.9 million and spent $1.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes33%State tax money33%Fees for services (sewer, water)28%Fines and other2.5%Federal tax money2.2%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

28%

of Handy 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 taxes33%

Property tax
32%$627 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$15 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$545 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$346 thousand
  • Water$189 thousand
  • Other service charges$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.2%

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

From the federal government
2.2%$42 thousand

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$640 thousand

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$13 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$49 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs41%Water, sewer, trash and utilities40%Roads, transit and parking16%Parks, recreation and libraries2.7%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

40%

of Handy 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
41%$629 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$243 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$150 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$131 thousand
  • Government buildings$105 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
40%$610 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$551 thousand
  • Water supply$54 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$251 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$251 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$41 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$41 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Handy Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Handy 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.