Township government · Leelanau County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Leland Township took in $3.3 million and spent $3.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes50%Fees for services (parks and recreation, sewer)39%State tax money7.0%Federal tax money3.3%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

39%

of Leland 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 taxes50%

Property tax
50%$1.6 million
Other taxes
0.3%$9 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; sewer and 1 more
  • Parks and recreation$841 thousand
  • Sewer$316 thousand
  • Other service charges$117 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.3%

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

From the federal government
3.3%$107 thousand

State tax money7.0%

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

From the state
7.0%$229 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$32 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs68%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Police, fire, courts and jails9.0%Interest on debt3.0%Parks, recreation and libraries2.8%Roads, transit and parking2.0%

What stands out

15%

of Leland 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%

Running the government and other costs
68%$2.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$378 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$100 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$529 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$529 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.0%$310 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$310 thousand
Interest on debt
3.0%$102 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$97 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$97 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.0%$68 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$68 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Leland 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 Leland 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.