Township government · Isabella County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Wise Township took in $1.1 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes45%Fines and other41%State tax money14%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.2%

What stands out

41%

of Wise 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 taxes45%

Other taxes
23%$245 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$245 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
22%$241 thousand

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$149 thousand

Fines and other41%

Interest, rents and other
41%$449 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments32%Roads, transit and parking27%Running the government and other costs22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.1%Health and hospitals5.6%Police, fire, courts and jails4.7%

What stands out

32%

of Wise 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
32%$370 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$370 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
27%$318 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$318 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$254 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)$182 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$33 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$29 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.1%$107 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$107 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.6%$66 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$66 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.7%$55 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$55 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wise 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 Wise 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.