Township government · Houghton County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Stanton Township took in $708 thousand and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes57%State tax money23%Fines and other14%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)6.1%Federal tax money0.7%

What stands out

14%

of Stanton 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 taxes57%

Property tax
56%$398 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.1%

Fees for services
6.1%$43 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 1 more
  • Other service charges$19 thousand
  • Sewer$15 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$5 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$160 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
14%$99 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs34%Sent to other local governments21%Roads, transit and parking21%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Police, fire, courts and jails9.7%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

21%

of Stanton 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
34%$356 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$198 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$67 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$60 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$31 thousand
Sent to other local governments
21%$228 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$228 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$227 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$227 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$132 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$132 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.7%$103 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$103 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.1%$12 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$12 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Stanton 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 Stanton 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.