Township government · Dickinson County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Waucedah Township took in $350 thousand and spent $270 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes49%State tax money31%Federal tax money12%Fees for services4.9%Fines and other2.9%

What stands out

12%

of Waucedah Township's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes49%

Property tax
49%$171 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.9%

Fees for services
4.9%$17 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$41 thousand

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$110 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking42%Running the government and other costs37%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Parks, recreation and libraries5.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.1%

What stands out

5.6%

of Waucedah Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
42%$113 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$113 thousand
Running the government and other costs
37%$101 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$52 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$36 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$38 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$36 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.6%$15 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.1%$3 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Waucedah 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 Waucedah 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.