Township government · Manistee County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Onekama Township took in $1.8 million and spent $3.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes41%Fines and other33%State tax money24%Fees for services1.3%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

33%

of Onekama 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 taxes41%

Property tax
41%$757 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.3%

Fees for services
1.3%$24 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$449 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$8 thousand

Fines and other33%

Interest, rents and other
33%$601 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs58%Police, fire, courts and jails36%Sent to other local governments3.1%Roads, transit and parking2.7%Parks, recreation and libraries0.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.1%

What stands out

36%

of Onekama 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%

Running the government and other costs
58%$2.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$206 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$98 thousand
  • Government buildings$29 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$1.3 million
Sent to other local governments
3.1%$112 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$112 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.7%$99 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$99 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$19 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$19 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.1%$5 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Onekama 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 Onekama 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.