Township government · Tuscola County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Kingston Township took in $394 thousand and spent $369 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes45%State tax money31%Fines and other24%

What stands out

24%

of Kingston Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Township taxes45%

Property tax
44%$175 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$122 thousand

Fines and other24%

Interest, rents and other
24%$95 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking41%Running the government and other costs20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Sent to other local governments15%Police, fire, courts and jails5.7%

What stands out

20%

of Kingston 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%

Roads, transit and parking
41%$150 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$150 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$72 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$36 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$26 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$9 thousand
  • Government buildings$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$72 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$72 thousand
Sent to other local governments
15%$54 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$54 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.7%$21 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$12 thousand
  • Fire protection$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Kingston 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 Kingston 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.