Township government · Leelanau County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Leelanau Township took in $3.1 million and spent $2.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes83%Fines and other7.3%State tax money5.5%Fees for services3.8%County and local tax money0.9%

What stands out

82%

of Leelanau Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes83%

Property tax
82%$2.6 million
Other taxes
0.7%$22 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.8%

Fees for services
3.8%$120 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and other government-run businesses
  • Other service charges$119 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.5%

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

From the state
5.5%$173 thousand

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$27 thousand

Fines and other7.3%

Interest, rents and other
7.3%$228 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails63%Running the government and other costs20%Parks, recreation and libraries9.4%Sent to other local governments3.9%Roads, transit and parking2.0%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

63%

of Leelanau 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
63%$1.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$1.6 million
  • Police$131 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$531 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)$288 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$151 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$61 thousand
  • Government buildings$31 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.4%$253 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$150 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$103 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.9%$104 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$104 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.0%$54 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports
  • Airports$54 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$39 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$24 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$24 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Leelanau 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 Leelanau 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.