Township government · Roscommon County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Markey Township took in $1.4 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other57%State tax money20%Township taxes16%Fees for services7.2%

What stands out

56%

of Markey 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 taxes16%

Property tax
16%$211 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.2%

Fees for services
7.2%$98 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$98 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$275 thousand

Fines and other57%

Interest, rents and other
56%$767 thousand
Fines
0.2%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Roads, transit and parking4.6%Parks, recreation and libraries2.1%

What stands out

25%

of Markey 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
42%$613 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$262 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$171 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$115 thousand
  • Government buildings$65 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$387 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$387 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$372 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$372 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.6%$68 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$68 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$31 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$31 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Markey 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 Markey 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.