Township government · Alpena County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Wilson Township took in $454 thousand and spent $322 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money49%Township taxes42%Fines and other6.6%Fees for services1.8%

What stands out

49%

of Wilson Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Township taxes42%

Property tax
38%$173 thousand
Other taxes
4.2%$19 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.8%

Fees for services
1.8%$8 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money49%

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

From the state
49%$224 thousand

Fines and other6.6%

Interest, rents and other
6.6%$30 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs52%Roads, transit and parking23%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Interest on debt1.2%Parks, recreation and libraries0.9%

What stands out

52%

of Wilson Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
52%$169 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$57 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$50 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$48 thousand
  • Government buildings$14 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$74 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$74 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$72 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$56 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$16 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wilson 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 Wilson 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.