Township government · Tuscola County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Watertown Township took in $562 thousand and spent $644 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money43%Township taxes24%Fines and other17%Federal tax money11%Fees for services3.9%County and local tax money2.0%

What stands out

17%

of Watertown 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 taxes24%

Property tax
24%$133 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.9%

Fees for services
3.9%$22 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$61 thousand

State tax money43%

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

From the state
43%$240 thousand

County and local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.0%$11 thousand

Fines and other17%

Interest, rents and other
17%$94 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs46%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Roads, transit and parking17%Sent to other local governments11%Parks, recreation and libraries5.9%

What stands out

11%

of Watertown 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%

Running the government and other costs
46%$296 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$147 thousand
  • Government buildings$61 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$50 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$38 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$134 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$134 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$108 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$108 thousand
Sent to other local governments
11%$68 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$68 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.9%$38 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$20 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Watertown 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 Watertown 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.