Township government · Midland County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Mills Township took in $1.2 million and spent $747 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other71%State tax money17%Township taxes12%

What stands out

71%

of Mills 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 taxes12%

Property tax
12%$139 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$200 thousand

Fines and other71%

Interest, rents and other
71%$817 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Roads, transit and parking15%Sent to other local governments14%Interest on debt9.6%

What stands out

22%

of Mills 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%

Running the government and other costs
24%$178 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$82 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$53 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$32 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$164 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$142 thousand
  • Sewer systems$22 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$115 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$115 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$114 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$114 thousand
Sent to other local governments
14%$104 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$104 thousand
Interest on debt
9.6%$72 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Mills 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 Mills 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.