Township government · Mackinac County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Portage Township took in $1.0 million and spent $2.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes69%Fees for services13%State tax money12%Fines and other5.9%

What stands out

13%

of Portage 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 taxes69%

Property tax
68%$692 thousand
Other taxes
1.2%$12 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$137 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$137 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$124 thousand

Fines and other5.9%

Interest, rents and other
5.9%$60 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking71%Health and hospitals14%Running the government and other costs9.4%Police, fire, courts and jails2.1%Interest on debt2.0%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

14%

of Portage Township's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
71%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
Health and hospitals
14%$391 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$391 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.4%$272 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$111 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$69 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$49 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$43 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.1%$61 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$49 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$12 thousand
Interest on debt
2.0%$58 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$47 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$46 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.1%$3 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Portage Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Portage 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.