Township government · Roscommon County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Lyon Township took in $1.3 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes52%Fines and other34%State tax money12%Fees for services2.0%

What stands out

34%

of Lyon 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 taxes52%

Property tax
48%$642 thousand
Other taxes
3.8%$51 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$51 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.0%

Fees for services
2.0%$27 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$164 thousand

Fines and other34%

Interest, rents and other
34%$457 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Running the government and other costs29%Parks, recreation and libraries3.7%Roads, transit and parking1.9%Interest on debt1.6%

What stands out

34%

of Lyon 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$380 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$380 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$323 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$275 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$48 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$319 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)$211 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$76 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$19 thousand
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.7%$41 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$41 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.9%$21 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$21 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lyon 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 Lyon 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.