Township government · Newaygo County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Merrill Township took in $378 thousand and spent $456 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes69%State tax money19%Fines and other12%Fees for services0.3%

What stands out

12%

of Merrill 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 taxes69%

Property tax
68%$257 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$71 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$46 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking45%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails9.0%

What stands out

23%

of Merrill 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%

Roads, transit and parking
45%$205 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$205 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$106 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$106 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$104 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$49 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$40 thousand
  • Government buildings$14 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.0%$41 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$40 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Merrill 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 Merrill 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.