Township government · Marquette County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Wells Township took in $476 thousand and spent $816 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes75%State tax money22%Fines and other2.3%

What stands out

75%

of Wells Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes75%

Property tax
75%$359 thousand

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$106 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking39%Sent to other local governments39%Running the government and other costs15%Police, fire, courts and jails4.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.3%Parks, recreation and libraries0.6%

What stands out

39%

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%

Roads, transit and parking
39%$320 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$320 thousand
Sent to other local governments
39%$320 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$320 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$124 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$40 thousand
  • Government buildings$34 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$32 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$18 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.4%$36 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$36 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.3%$11 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$11 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wells 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 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.