Township government · Alger County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Mathias Township took in $309 thousand and spent $196 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes32%Fines and other28%State tax money20%County and local tax money10%Fees for services (water)9.4%

What stands out

28%

of Mathias 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 taxes32%

Property tax
32%$100 thousand

Fees for services9.4%

Fees for services
9.4%$29 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater
  • Water$29 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%$63 thousand

County and local tax money10%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
10%$31 thousand

Fines and other28%

Interest, rents and other
28%$86 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs57%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Roads, transit and parking4.1%Health and hospitals2.6%

What stands out

12%

of Mathias 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
57%$112 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)$36 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$29 thousand
  • Government buildings$26 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$21 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$48 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$48 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$23 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$23 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.1%$8 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.6%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Mathias Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Mathias 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.