Township government · Marquette County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Republic Township took in $1.4 million and spent $1.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes47%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)31%Fines and other12%State tax money11%

What stands out

31%

of Republic 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%$633 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$417 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Water$157 thousand
  • Garbage collection$130 thousand
  • Sewer$114 thousand
  • Other service charges$13 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$151 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$159 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs41%Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Roads, transit and parking14%Parks, recreation and libraries6.1%Interest on debt3.2%Police, fire, courts and jails2.1%

What stands out

34%

of Republic 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
41%$413 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$156 thousand
  • Government buildings$103 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$93 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$61 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$349 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$175 thousand
  • Sewer systems$174 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$141 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$141 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.1%$62 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$62 thousand
Interest on debt
3.2%$33 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$21 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$12 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.1%$21 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$21 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Republic 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 Republic 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.