Township government · Lapeer County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Metamora Township took in $1.9 million and spent $2.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes70%State tax money20%Fines and other8.8%Fees for services0.5%

What stands out

8.2%

of Metamora 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 taxes70%

Property tax
65%$1.2 million
Other taxes
5.4%$102 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$102 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$9 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$9 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%$388 thousand

Fines and other8.8%

Interest, rents and other
8.2%$157 thousand
Fines
0.5%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails32%Running the government and other costs27%Roads, transit and parking20%Sent to other local governments20%

What stands out

20%

of Metamora Township's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$873 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$584 thousand
  • Fire protection$207 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$82 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$736 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$289 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$232 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$123 thousand
  • Government buildings$92 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$558 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$558 thousand
Sent to other local governments
20%$556 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$556 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Metamora 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 Metamora 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.