Township government · Tuscola 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 $528 thousand and spent $746 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money36%Township taxes33%Fines and other30%Fees for services0.9%

What stands out

30%

of Wells Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Township taxes33%

Property tax
32%$170 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.9%

Fees for services
0.9%$5 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$192 thousand

Fines and other30%

Interest, rents and other
30%$159 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments30%Roads, transit and parking29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Running the government and other costs17%Police, fire, courts and jails5.1%

What stands out

30%

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%

Sent to other local governments
30%$221 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$221 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
29%$214 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$214 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$144 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$144 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$129 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)$50 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$33 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$32 thousand
  • Government buildings$14 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.1%$38 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$38 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.