Township government · Ontonagon County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Ontonagon Township took in $812 thousand and spent $749 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes47%Fees for services (parks and recreation)32%State tax money16%Fines and other5.0%Federal tax money0.6%

What stands out

32%

of Ontonagon Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes47%

Property tax
46%$375 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$256 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation and other service charges
  • Parks and recreation$239 thousand
  • Other service charges$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$5 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$132 thousand

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$24 thousand
Fines
2.1%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Parks, recreation and libraries34%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Sent to other local governments15%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

34%

of Ontonagon 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
35%$259 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)$101 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$57 thousand
  • Government buildings$53 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$48 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
34%$252 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$192 thousand
  • Libraries$60 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$119 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$116 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
Sent to other local governments
15%$116 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$116 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ontonagon 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 Ontonagon 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.