Township government · Midland County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Porter Township took in $369 thousand and spent $368 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money37%Fines and other29%Township taxes26%Fees for services8.4%

What stands out

29%

of Porter Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Township taxes26%

Property tax
26%$95 thousand

Fees for services8.4%

Fees for services
8.4%$31 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$136 thousand

Fines and other29%

Interest, rents and other
29%$107 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs53%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Sent to other local governments10%Roads, transit and parking3.0%

What stands out

24%

of Porter 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
53%$195 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)$126 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$32 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$22 thousand
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$88 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$88 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$37 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$37 thousand
Sent to other local governments
10%$37 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$37 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.0%$11 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Porter 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 Porter 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.