Township government · Gogebic County, MI

Ironwood Charter Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ironwood Charter Township took in $1.9 million and spent $2.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)49%Township taxes27%State tax money13%Federal tax money6.4%Fines and other4.5%

What stands out

49%

of Ironwood Charter 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 taxes27%

Property tax
27%$492 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services49%

Fees for services
49%$908 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$416 thousand
  • Sewer$251 thousand
  • Garbage collection$235 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.4%

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

From the federal government
6.4%$119 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$247 thousand

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$83 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Running the government and other costs22%Roads, transit and parking6.1%Police, fire, courts and jails2.9%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

33%

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

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
33%$792 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$792 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$791 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$603 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$188 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$527 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$218 thousand
  • Government buildings$143 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$128 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$38 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.1%$144 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$144 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.9%$69 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$47 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$10 thousand
  • Police$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$26 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$26 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$22 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ironwood Charter Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Ironwood Charter 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.