Township government · Washtenaw County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Sylvan Township took in $3.3 million and spent $1.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes42%Fees for services (sewer, water)33%State tax money20%Fines and other5.6%

What stands out

33%

of Sylvan 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 taxes42%

Property tax
39%$1.3 million
Other taxes
2.5%$83 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$53 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$466 thousand
  • Water$466 thousand
  • Other service charges$164 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$669 thousand

Fines and other5.6%

Interest, rents and other
5.6%$186 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities48%Running the government and other costs29%Interest on debt11%Sent to other local governments5.8%Roads, transit and parking5.2%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

48%

of Sylvan 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
48%$897 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$889 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$8 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$546 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$285 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$182 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$44 thousand
  • Government buildings$35 thousand
Interest on debt
11%$201 thousand
Sent to other local governments
5.8%$108 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$108 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.2%$97 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$97 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.5%$10 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$7 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sylvan 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 Sylvan 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.