Township government · Arenac County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Moffatt Township took in $485 thousand and spent $729 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes62%State tax money28%Fines and other4.7%Fees for services2.3%County and local tax money2.3%

What stands out

4.7%

of Moffatt 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 taxes62%

Property tax
62%$300 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.3%

Fees for services
2.3%$11 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$137 thousand

County and local tax money2.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.3%$11 thousand

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$23 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails57%Running the government and other costs31%Roads, transit and parking5.9%Sent to other local governments4.9%Parks, recreation and libraries1.4%

What stands out

57%

of Moffatt Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
57%$415 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$415 thousand
Running the government and other costs
31%$225 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)$79 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$68 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$60 thousand
  • Government buildings$18 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.9%$43 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$43 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.9%$36 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$36 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$10 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Moffatt 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 Moffatt 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.