Township government · Washtenaw County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Lima Township took in $875 thousand and spent $721 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money54%Township taxes43%Fines and other3.9%

What stands out

54%

of Lima Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Township taxes43%

Property tax
36%$319 thousand
Other taxes
6.1%$53 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$34 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money54%

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

From the state
54%$469 thousand

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$34 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs40%Roads, transit and parking30%Sent to other local governments28%Police, fire, courts and jails2.9%

What stands out

28%

of Lima 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%

Running the government and other costs
40%$287 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$145 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$75 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$36 thousand
  • Government buildings$31 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
30%$213 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$213 thousand
Sent to other local governments
28%$200 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$200 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.9%$21 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation
  • Inspections and regulation$21 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lima 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 Lima 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.