Township government · Dickinson County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Sagola Township took in $663 thousand and spent $616 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes63%State tax money19%Fees for services (sewer)16%Fines and other1.5%

What stands out

16%

of Sagola 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 taxes63%

Property tax
63%$421 thousand

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$109 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$60 thousand
  • Other service charges$49 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$123 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails46%Running the government and other costs25%Roads, transit and parking11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.1%Health and hospitals7.8%Parks, recreation and libraries1.9%

What stands out

46%

of Sagola 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
46%$285 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$282 thousand
  • Police$3 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$153 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$67 thousand
  • Government buildings$38 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$34 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$14 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$68 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports
  • Airports$68 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.1%$50 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$50 thousand
Health and hospitals
7.8%$48 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$48 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$12 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sagola 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 Sagola 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.