Township government · Livingston County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Hartland Township took in $13.5 million and spent $12.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)50%Township taxes29%State tax money12%Fines and other9.0%

What stands out

50%

of Hartland Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Township taxes29%

Property tax
26%$3.6 million
Other taxes
2.5%$338 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$230 thousand
  • Other licenses$105 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services50%

Fees for services
50%$6.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$4.7 million
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Other service charges$908 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$1.6 million

Fines and other9.0%

Interest, rents and other
9.0%$1.2 million

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments30%Running the government and other costs27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Interest on debt5.0%All other spending5.2%

What stands out

30%

of Hartland Township's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
30%$3.6 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$3.6 million
  • Sent to the state government$2 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$3.2 million
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$1.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$715 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$562 thousand
  • Government buildings$111 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$2.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$2.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$1.3 million
Interest on debt
5.0%$607 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$606 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.7%$442 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$442 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$183 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$183 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hartland 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 Hartland 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.