Township government · Schoolcraft County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Seney Township took in $432 thousand and spent $378 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money49%County and local tax money21%Fees for services (sewer, parking)16%Fines and other7.4%Township taxes6.9%

What stands out

21%

of Seney Township's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes6.9%

Property tax
6.7%$29 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$69 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parking and 2 more
  • Sewer$35 thousand
  • Parking$25 thousand
  • Water$6 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money49%

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

From the state
49%$212 thousand

County and local tax money21%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
21%$89 thousand

Fines and other7.4%

Interest, rents and other
7.4%$32 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities46%Running the government and other costs42%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Police, fire, courts and jails1.9%

What stands out

46%

of Seney 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
46%$173 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$173 thousand
Running the government and other costs
42%$157 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$100 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$21 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$20 thousand
  • Government buildings$16 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$41 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$41 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.9%$7 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Seney 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 Seney 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.