Township government · Arenac County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Whitney Township took in $769 thousand and spent $898 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)42%Township taxes29%State tax money14%Fines and other11%County and local tax money3.5%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

42%

of Whitney 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 taxes29%

Property tax
28%$214 thousand
Other taxes
1.3%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services42%

Fees for services
42%$323 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Water$262 thousand
  • Garbage collection$54 thousand
  • Other service charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$3 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$105 thousand

County and local tax money3.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.5%$27 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$87 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities41%Sent to other local governments23%Running the government and other costs19%Health and hospitals8.1%Roads, transit and parking5.8%Interest on debt3.0%

What stands out

41%

of Whitney Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
41%$366 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$318 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$48 thousand
Sent to other local governments
23%$209 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$174 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$35 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$171 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$85 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$45 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$41 thousand
Health and hospitals
8.1%$73 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$73 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.8%$52 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$52 thousand
Interest on debt
3.0%$27 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Whitney 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 Whitney 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.