Township government · Lenawee County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Palmyra Township took in $842 thousand and spent $879 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes41%State tax money26%Fees for services (sewer)17%Fines and other16%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

17%

of Palmyra 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 taxes41%

Property tax
38%$316 thousand
Other taxes
3.7%$31 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$20 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$141 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 1 more
  • Other service charges$91 thousand
  • Sewer$46 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$3 thousand

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$218 thousand

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
16%$133 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments29%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Interest on debt1.1%

What stands out

29%

of Palmyra 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%

Sent to other local governments
29%$255 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$255 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$187 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$145 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$25 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$17 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$172 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)$99 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$43 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$29 thousand
  • Government buildings$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$160 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$160 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$95 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$95 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Palmyra 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 Palmyra 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.