Township government · Alger County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Onota Township took in $353 thousand and spent $418 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes78%State tax money12%County and local tax money7.1%Federal tax money1.1%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

7.1%

of Onota Township's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes78%

Property tax
78%$276 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money1.1%

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

From the federal government
1.1%$4 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$44 thousand

County and local tax money7.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.1%$25 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs24%Roads, transit and parking23%Sent to other local governments23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Parks, recreation and libraries6.9%Police, fire, courts and jails4.8%

What stands out

23%

of Onota Township's spending goes to local governments.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%$101 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$42 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$31 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$19 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$95 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$95 thousand
Sent to other local governments
23%$95 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$95 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$78 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$78 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.9%$29 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$29 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.8%$20 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$18 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Onota 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 Onota 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.