Township government · Huron County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Sherman Township took in $597 thousand and spent $817 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes71%State tax money20%Fees for services4.9%Fines and other2.7%Federal tax money1.8%

What stands out

4.9%

of Sherman 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 taxes71%

Property tax
71%$421 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.9%

Fees for services
4.9%$29 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.8%

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

From the federal government
1.8%$11 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$119 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs49%Roads, transit and parking21%Sent to other local governments19%Police, fire, courts and jails7.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.2%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

19%

of Sherman 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%

Running the government and other costs
49%$401 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$292 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$45 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$39 thousand
  • Government buildings$25 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$172 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$172 thousand
Sent to other local governments
19%$152 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$152 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.5%$61 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$59 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.2%$18 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$18 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$11 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$11 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sherman 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 Sherman 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.