Township government · Alger County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Munising Township took in $885 thousand and spent $636 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money47%Township taxes46%Fees for services (parks and recreation)5.5%County and local tax money1.0%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

47%

of Munising Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Township taxes46%

Property tax
45%$400 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.5%

Fees for services
5.5%$49 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation and other service charges
  • Parks and recreation$26 thousand
  • Other service charges$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money47%

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

From the state
47%$420 thousand

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$9 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs52%Parks, recreation and libraries28%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Sent to other local governments5.0%Interest on debt3.6%Roads, transit and parking0.2%

What stands out

28%

of Munising Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
52%$331 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)$148 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$75 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$68 thousand
  • Government buildings$40 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
28%$179 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$179 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$70 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$70 thousand
Sent to other local governments
5.0%$32 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$32 thousand
Interest on debt
3.6%$23 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Munising 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 Munising 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.