Township government · Chippewa County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Rudyard Township took in $864 thousand and spent $645 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes32%Fees for services24%State tax money17%Fines and other17%Federal tax money8.1%County and local tax money1.5%

What stands out

24%

of Rudyard 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 taxes32%

Property tax
32%$276 thousand
Other taxes
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$209 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$209 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.1%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
8.1%$70 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$148 thousand

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$13 thousand

Fines and other17%

Interest, rents and other
17%$147 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking31%Running the government and other costs27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Police, fire, courts and jails5.6%Health and hospitals5.1%All other spending8.8%

What stands out

22%

of Rudyard 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%

Roads, transit and parking
31%$197 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$197 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$177 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$67 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$67 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$43 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$145 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$145 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.6%$36 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$36 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.1%$33 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$33 thousand
Interest on debt
5.0%$32 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$22 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$10 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.9%$25 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Rudyard 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 Rudyard 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.