Township government · Iosco County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2024), Tawas Township took in $672 thousand and spent $507 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes34%State tax money30%Fines and other23%Federal tax money13%Fees for services0.7%

What stands out

23%

of Tawas 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 taxes34%

Property tax
34%$226 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$5 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$85 thousand

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$202 thousand

Fines and other23%

Interest, rents and other
23%$152 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs44%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Sent to other local governments15%Roads, transit and parking3.4%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

23%

of Tawas 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%

Running the government and other costs
44%$223 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$95 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$49 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$49 thousand
  • Government buildings$30 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$117 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$117 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$75 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$74 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Sent to other local governments
15%$74 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$74 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.4%$17 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$17 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Tawas Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Tawas 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.