Township government · Gratiot County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Wheeler Township took in $1.1 million and spent $1.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes54%State tax money29%Fines and other12%Fees for services (sewer)5.2%

What stands out

12%

of Wheeler 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 taxes54%

Property tax
53%$577 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.2%

Fees for services
5.2%$56 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$48 thousand
  • Other service charges$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$318 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$125 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking25%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Sent to other local governments24%Running the government and other costs18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.9%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

24%

of Wheeler 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
25%$294 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$294 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$280 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$280 thousand
Sent to other local governments
24%$280 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$280 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$204 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)$94 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$66 thousand
  • Government buildings$25 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$19 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.9%$68 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$68 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$24 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$2 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wheeler Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Wheeler 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.