Township government · St Clair County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Wales Township took in $661 thousand and spent $840 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money52%Township taxes43%County and local tax money2.4%Fees for services1.2%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

52%

of Wales Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Township taxes43%

Property tax
36%$238 thousand
Other taxes
6.8%$45 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$45 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.2%

Fees for services
1.2%$8 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and other government-run businesses
  • Other service charges$5 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money52%

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

From the state
52%$346 thousand

County and local tax money2.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.4%$16 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$7 thousand
Fines
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments31%Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Roads, transit and parking19%Parks, recreation and libraries1.8%

What stands out

31%

of Wales 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%

Sent to other local governments
31%$257 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$257 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$253 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$73 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$71 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$63 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$46 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$158 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$118 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$39 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$157 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$157 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$15 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wales 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 Wales 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.