Township government · Gogebic County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Watersmeet Township took in $2.0 million and spent $6.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Township taxes40%Fines and other31%Fees for services (sewer, water)21%State tax money7.9%Federal tax money0.5%

Township taxes40%

Property tax
39%$781 thousand
Other taxes
1.0%$20 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$424 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$253 thousand
  • Water$154 thousand
  • Other service charges$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$10 thousand

State tax money7.9%

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

From the state
7.9%$159 thousand

Fines and other31%

Interest, rents and other
31%$624 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs93%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.2%Police, fire, courts and jails2.0%Parks, recreation and libraries1.1%Health and hospitals0.8%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

93%

of Watersmeet Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
93%$6.3 million
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$6.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$147 thousand
  • Government buildings$101 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$100 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.2%$216 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$126 thousand
  • Sewer systems$90 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.0%$133 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$80 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$47 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$78 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$78 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$53 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$53 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$11 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$7 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Watersmeet Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Watersmeet 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.