Township government · Alpena County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Wellington Township took in $96 thousand and spent $92 thousand.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

Township taxes49%State tax money49%Fines and other2.1%

What stands out

49%

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

Township taxes49%

Property tax
46%$44 thousand
Other taxes
3.1%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money49%

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

From the state
49%$47 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs61%Roads, transit and parking22%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Sent to other local governments6.5%

What stands out

61%

of Wellington 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
61%$56 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)$21 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$18 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$9 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$20 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$20 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$10 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$6 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$4 thousand
Sent to other local governments
6.5%$6 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$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wellington 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 Wellington 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.