Township government · Cheboygan County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Tuscarora Township took in $3.2 million and spent $3.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes55%Fines and other18%Fees for services (parks and recreation)12%State tax money11%Federal tax money2.1%County and local tax money1.6%

What stands out

16%

of Tuscarora 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 taxes55%

Property tax
55%$1.8 million

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$387 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation and other service charges
  • Parks and recreation$353 thousand
  • Other service charges$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.1%

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

From the federal government
2.1%$67 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$366 thousand

County and local tax money1.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.6%$51 thousand

Fines and other18%

Interest, rents and other
16%$523 thousand
Fines
1.5%$48 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails43%Running the government and other costs25%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Sent to other local governments5.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.6%All other spending6.9%

What stands out

43%

of Tuscarora Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
43%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$181 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$773 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$466 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$174 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$120 thousand
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$456 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$266 thousand
  • Libraries$190 thousand
Sent to other local governments
5.9%$181 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$181 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.6%$141 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$140 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Interest on debt
4.0%$123 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.9%$91 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$72 thousand
  • Airports$19 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Tuscarora Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Tuscarora 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.