Township government · Lenawee County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Seneca Township took in $427 thousand and spent $398 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes53%State tax money35%Fines and other11%Fees for services1.2%

What stands out

11%

of Seneca Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Township taxes53%

Property tax
50%$214 thousand
Other taxes
2.8%$12 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$11 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.2%

Fees for services
1.2%$5 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$151 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$45 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments31%Running the government and other costs22%Roads, transit and parking21%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Health and hospitals10%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.8%

What stands out

31%

of Seneca Township's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
31%$123 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$123 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$87 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)$37 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$32 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$12 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$85 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$85 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$59 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$43 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$11 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
10%$41 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$41 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.8%$3 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Seneca 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 Seneca 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.