Township government · Roscommon County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Roscommon Township took in $1.7 million and spent $2.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes59%State tax money36%Fees for services2.7%Fines and other2.7%

What stands out

36%

of Roscommon Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Township taxes59%

Property tax
57%$951 thousand
Other taxes
1.4%$23 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.7%

Fees for services
2.7%$45 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$45 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$594 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$44 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails41%Running the government and other costs36%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Parks, recreation and libraries2.4%Roads, transit and parking2.1%Sent to other local governments2.0%

What stands out

17%

of Roscommon 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
41%$821 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$807 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$14 thousand
Running the government and other costs
36%$727 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$331 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$227 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$117 thousand
  • Government buildings$52 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$341 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$341 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$48 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$48 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.1%$42 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$42 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.0%$41 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$41 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Roscommon 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 Roscommon 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.