Township government · Oscoda County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Mentor Township took in $318 thousand and spent $273 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money39%Township taxes39%Fines and other14%Fees for services6.3%Federal tax money1.3%

What stands out

14%

of Mentor 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 taxes39%

Property tax
38%$121 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.3%

Fees for services
6.3%$20 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.3%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
1.3%$4 thousand

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$125 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
14%$46 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs80%Police, fire, courts and jails20%

What stands out

80%

of Mentor 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
80%$219 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$108 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$49 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$40 thousand
  • Government buildings$22 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$54 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$53 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Mentor Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Mentor 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.