Township government · Lenawee County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Riga Township took in $1.5 million and spent $1.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)53%Township taxes33%State tax money13%Fines and other1.6%

What stands out

53%

of Riga 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 taxes33%

Property tax
33%$504 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services53%

Fees for services
53%$806 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$551 thousand
  • Sewer$221 thousand
  • Other service charges$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$192 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$24 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities45%Roads, transit and parking16%Sent to other local governments15%Running the government and other costs12%Police, fire, courts and jails9.2%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

45%

of Riga 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
45%$696 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$693 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$247 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$247 thousand
Sent to other local governments
15%$230 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$230 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$188 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)$79 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$51 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$42 thousand
  • Government buildings$16 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.2%$141 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$114 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$20 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$27 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$27 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Riga Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Riga 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.