Township government · Houghton County, MI

Portage Charter Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Portage Charter Township took in $1.5 million and spent $1.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)44%State tax money22%Township taxes19%Fines and other12%Federal tax money4.2%

What stands out

44%

of Portage Charter 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 taxes19%

Property tax
19%$290 thousand

Fees for services44%

Fees for services
44%$674 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$308 thousand
  • Sewer$281 thousand
  • Other service charges$54 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.2%

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

From the federal government
4.2%$64 thousand

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$334 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$178 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Sent to other local governments19%Police, fire, courts and jails4.8%Interest on debt3.3%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

32%

of Portage Charter Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
38%$490 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$259 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$93 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$77 thousand
  • Government buildings$61 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$415 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$415 thousand
Sent to other local governments
19%$245 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$245 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.8%$62 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$59 thousand
  • Police$3 thousand
Interest on debt
3.3%$42 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$30 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$12 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$24 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$24 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.5%$7 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Portage Charter Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Portage Charter 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.