Township government · Menominee County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Mellen Township took in $229 thousand and spent $193 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money54%Township taxes28%County and local tax money9.6%Fines and other4.8%Fees for services3.9%

What stands out

54%

of Mellen Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Township taxes28%

Property tax
28%$64 thousand

Fees for services3.9%

Fees for services
3.9%$9 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money54%

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

From the state
54%$123 thousand

County and local tax money9.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
9.6%$22 thousand

Fines and other4.8%

Interest, rents and other
4.8%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs76%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Roads, transit and parking5.2%Parks, recreation and libraries1.6%

What stands out

76%

of Mellen 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
76%$146 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)$70 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$33 thousand
  • Government buildings$24 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$19 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$34 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$34 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.2%$10 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$10 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Mellen 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 Mellen 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.