Township government · Leelanau County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Solon Township took in $618 thousand and spent $479 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes60%State tax money27%Federal tax money9.7%Fines and other2.6%Fees for services0.8%

What stands out

10%

of Solon Township's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes60%

Property tax
59%$362 thousand
Other taxes
1.0%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$5 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and other government-run businesses
  • Other service charges$4 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.7%

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

From the federal government
9.7%$60 thousand

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$169 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs86%Parks, recreation and libraries14%

What stands out

86%

of Solon Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
86%$413 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$258 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$101 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$36 thousand
  • Government buildings$18 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$66 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$66 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Solon 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 Solon 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.