Township government · Bay County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Merritt Township took in $825 thousand and spent $746 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water)46%Township taxes25%State tax money22%Fines and other5.0%Federal tax money2.4%

What stands out

46%

of Merritt Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes25%

Property tax
24%$194 thousand
Other taxes
1.1%$9 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services46%

Fees for services
46%$379 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and other service charges
  • Water$321 thousand
  • Other service charges$58 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.4%

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

From the federal government
2.4%$20 thousand

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$182 thousand

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$41 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities40%Running the government and other costs26%Roads, transit and parking23%Police, fire, courts and jails8.6%Interest on debt1.7%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

40%

of Merritt 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
40%$295 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$205 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$90 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$196 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$71 thousand
  • Government buildings$59 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$35 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$31 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$169 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$169 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.6%$64 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Fire protection$40 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$17 thousand
  • Police$5 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$13 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.7%$5 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Merritt 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 Merritt 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.