Township government · Alger County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Limestone Township took in $124 thousand and spent $90 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money59%Township taxes20%Federal tax money20%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

20%

of Limestone Township's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes20%

Property tax
20%$25 thousand

Federal tax money20%

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

From the federal government
20%$25 thousand

State tax money59%

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

From the state
59%$73 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs78%Police, fire, courts and jails22%

What stands out

78%

of Limestone Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
78%$70 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$20 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$11 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$20 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Limestone 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 Limestone 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.