Township government · Iron County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Mastodon Township took in $547 thousand and spent $464 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes71%State tax money12%Fines and other11%Fees for services6.9%

What stands out

11%

of Mastodon 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 taxes71%

Property tax
65%$357 thousand
Other taxes
5.5%$30 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.9%

Fees for services
6.9%$38 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$38 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%$63 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$59 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs52%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Roads, transit and parking8.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.7%Parks, recreation and libraries6.3%Health and hospitals0.6%

What stands out

27%

of Mastodon Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
52%$240 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$71 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$68 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$51 thousand
  • Government buildings$50 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$123 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$123 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.2%$38 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$38 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.7%$31 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$30 thousand
  • Sewer systems$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.3%$29 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$28 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Mastodon 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 Mastodon 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.