Township government · Lenawee County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Ridgeway Township took in $697 thousand and spent $322 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes72%State tax money17%Fines and other3.9%Fees for services3.7%County and local tax money3.6%

What stands out

71%

of Ridgeway Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes72%

Property tax
71%$497 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.7%

Fees for services
3.7%$26 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$120 thousand

County and local tax money3.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.6%$25 thousand

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$27 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs44%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Roads, transit and parking19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.9%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%

What stands out

31%

of Ridgeway Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
44%$141 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)$74 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$42 thousand
  • Government buildings$17 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$101 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$100 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$60 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$60 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.9%$19 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$19 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ridgeway 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 Ridgeway 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.