Township government · Sanilac County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Wheatland Township took in $178 thousand and spent $279 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes69%State tax money30%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

69%

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

Township taxes69%

Property tax
69%$123 thousand

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$53 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments41%Roads, transit and parking34%Running the government and other costs25%

What stands out

41%

of Wheatland 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
41%$114 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$114 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
34%$95 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$95 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$70 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$30 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$28 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$11 thousand
  • Government buildings$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wheatland 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 Wheatland 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.