Township government · Marquette County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Tilden Township took in $1.3 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes66%Fines and other12%State tax money12%Fees for services9.8%

What stands out

12%

of Tilden 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 taxes66%

Property tax
66%$846 thousand

Fees for services9.8%

Fees for services
9.8%$126 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$126 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$156 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$161 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Sent to other local governments19%Roads, transit and parking17%Police, fire, courts and jails6.1%All other spending5.2%

What stands out

21%

of Tilden 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
31%$420 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$173 thousand
  • Government buildings$102 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$94 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$51 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$286 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$216 thousand
  • Sewer systems$60 thousand
  • Water supply$10 thousand
Sent to other local governments
19%$258 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$258 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$221 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$221 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.1%$82 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$57 thousand
  • Police$25 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.9%$52 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$52 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Tilden 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 Tilden 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.