Township government · Roscommon County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Higgins Township took in $937 thousand and spent $807 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes43%Fees for services20%State tax money19%Fines and other18%

What stands out

20%

of Higgins 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 taxes43%

Property tax
43%$399 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$185 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$185 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$176 thousand

Fines and other18%

Interest, rents and other
18%$171 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails54%Running the government and other costs26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Roads, transit and parking0.6%Parks, recreation and libraries0.6%

What stands out

54%

of Higgins 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
54%$433 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$429 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$4 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$210 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$139 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$70 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$154 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$154 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.6%$5 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Higgins 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 Higgins 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.