Township government · Sanilac County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Worth Township took in $4.0 million and spent $3.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other41%Fees for services41%State tax money10%Township taxes8.1%

What stands out

41%

of Worth 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 taxes8.1%

Property tax
7.4%$295 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$28 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1.6 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$411 thousand

Fines and other41%

Interest, rents and other
41%$1.6 million

Where it goes

Interest on debt38%Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Running the government and other costs14%Sent to other local governments8.2%Roads, transit and parking4.3%All other spending3.9%

What stands out

38%

of Worth Township's spending goes to interest on debt.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Interest on debt
38%$1.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$941 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$941 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$435 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$102 thousand
  • Government buildings$98 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$53 thousand
Sent to other local governments
8.2%$250 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$250 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.3%$131 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$131 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.5%$75 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$75 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.5%$44 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$44 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Worth 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 Worth 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.