Township government · Delta County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Wells Township took in $673 thousand and spent $702 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money81%Fees for services8.6%Fines and other7.6%Federal tax money2.2%Township taxes0.7%

What stands out

81%

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

Township taxes0.7%

Other taxes
0.7%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.6%

Fees for services
8.6%$58 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$58 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.2%

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

From the federal government
2.2%$15 thousand

State tax money81%

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

From the state
81%$544 thousand

Fines and other7.6%

Interest, rents and other
7.6%$51 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs50%Sent to other local governments23%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries2.8%

What stands out

23%

of Wells 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
50%$353 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)$152 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$97 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$79 thousand
  • Government buildings$25 thousand
Sent to other local governments
23%$158 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$158 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$92 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$80 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
  • Police$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$79 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$79 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$20 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wells Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Wells 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.