Township government · Chippewa County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Whitefish Township took in $916 thousand and spent $1.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes53%Fees for services32%State tax money6.8%Fines and other5.5%County and local tax money2.3%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

32%

of Whitefish Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes53%

Property tax
53%$485 thousand

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$296 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$296 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$2 thousand

State tax money6.8%

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

From the state
6.8%$62 thousand

County and local tax money2.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.3%$21 thousand

Fines and other5.5%

Interest, rents and other
5.5%$50 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals51%Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Roads, transit and parking3.9%Parks, recreation and libraries1.3%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

51%

of Whitefish Township's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
51%$816 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$816 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$459 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$239 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$96 thousand
  • Government buildings$63 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$61 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$247 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$247 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.9%$62 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$62 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$21 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$19 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Whitefish Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Whitefish 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.