Township government · Oceana County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Weare Township took in $377 thousand and spent $390 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes59%State tax money34%Fees for services5.8%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

5.8%

of Weare Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes59%

Property tax
58%$217 thousand
Other taxes
1.3%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.8%

Fees for services
5.8%$22 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$130 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Sent to other local governments32%Roads, transit and parking19%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Parks, recreation and libraries0.8%

What stands out

32%

of Weare 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
36%$141 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)$75 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$39 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$17 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
Sent to other local governments
32%$123 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$123 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$75 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$75 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$48 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$48 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Weare 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 Weare 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.