Township government · Alcona County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Mitchell Township took in $210 thousand and spent $208 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes70%State tax money21%Federal tax money3.3%County and local tax money3.3%Fines and other1.4%Fees for services0.5%

What stands out

70%

of Mitchell Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes70%

Property tax
70%$147 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.3%

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

From the federal government
3.3%$7 thousand

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$44 thousand

County and local tax money3.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.3%$7 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs58%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Roads, transit and parking15%Parks, recreation and libraries2.9%Interest on debt0.5%

What stands out

58%

of Mitchell 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
58%$121 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$49 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$40 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$20 thousand
  • Government buildings$12 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$49 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$49 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$31 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$31 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.9%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Mitchell 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 Mitchell 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.