Township government · Menominee County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Meyer Township took in $555 thousand and spent $289 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, housing)38%State tax money25%Township taxes21%Fines and other16%

What stands out

38%

of Meyer 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 taxes21%

Property tax
21%$115 thousand

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$211 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; housing and 1 more
  • Sewer$128 thousand
  • Housing$78 thousand
  • Other service charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$140 thousand

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
16%$89 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs72%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Parks, recreation and libraries6.9%Police, fire, courts and jails5.2%Health and hospitals2.8%Interest on debt2.1%

What stands out

72%

of Meyer 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
72%$209 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$87 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$59 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$38 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$25 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$31 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$31 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.9%$20 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.2%$15 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$15 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.8%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Meyer 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 Meyer 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.