ZIP 48763 · Tawas Township, MI

Six governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 48763: the state, county, city or town and school district, and where each one's money comes from and goes.

Each government is shown for its own newest fiscal year on file, so the years differ. Figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, the government's own report or, for Michigan governments, the Michigan Department of Treasury, as named under Sources and more.

Where do my taxes go in 48763?
48763 is served by the State of Michigan, Tawas Area School District, Iosco County, Tawas Township, Alabaster Township and Grant Township. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of Michigan spent $98.8 billion (fiscal year ended September 30, 2023), Tawas Area School District spent $17.0 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Iosco County spent $80.0 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023), Tawas Township spent $828 thousand (fiscal year ended March 31, 2026), Alabaster Township spent $426 thousand (fiscal year ended March 31, 2022) and Grant Township spent $1.2 million (fiscal year ended March 31, 2026). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 48763?
Of the governments serving 48763, State of Michigan collected $2.81 billion (fiscal year ended September 30, 2023), Iosco County collected $9.6 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023), Tawas Area School District collected $6.3 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Grant Township collected $781 thousand (fiscal year ended March 31, 2026), Alabaster Township collected $319 thousand (fiscal year ended March 31, 2022) and Tawas Township collected $269 thousand (fiscal year ended March 31, 2026) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 48763.

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From the state down to your schools: where each one's money comes from and goes.

See the full budget for: Iosco County, Tawas Township, Alabaster Township and Grant Township

Why not this year? Michigan governments with newer filings show figures from the Michigan Department of Treasury (for 2026). Each other figure is the newest year the U.S. Census Bureau has published for that government, so the years differ and are not the current year. Most governments post their current budget on their own website.

Where property tax goes in 48763

State of Michigan$2.81 billion

3.0% of its $93.9 billion in revenue · fiscal year ended September 30, 2023

Iosco County$9.6 million

12% of its $77.1 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2023

Tawas Area School District$6.3 million

34% of its $18.5 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

Grant Township$781 thousand

72% of its $1.1 million in revenue · fiscal year ended March 31, 2026

Alabaster Township$319 thousand

81% of its $394 thousand in revenue · fiscal year ended March 31, 2022

Tawas Township$269 thousand

43% of its $629 thousand in revenue · fiscal year ended March 31, 2026

These are each government's total property tax collections, not your bill. Your own bill is split by each government's tax rate, shown on your property tax bill.

Your county

Iosco County

$80.0 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2023.

About 93% of this ZIP is in Iosco County.

Where the money comes from

State tax money50%Fees for services25%County taxes12%Federal tax money6.1%Fines and other4.7%Local tax money1.4%

What stands out

50%

of Iosco County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

Full Iosco County breakdown

County taxes12%

Property tax
12%$9.6 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$71 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$67 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$19.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$19.6 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.1%

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

From the federal government
6.1%$4.7 million

State tax money50%

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

From the state
50%$38.5 million

Local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.4%$1.0 million

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$3.6 million
Fines
<0.1%$30 thousand
Iosco County page →

Where the money goes

Health and hospitals41%Social services22%Roads, transit and parking14%Running the government and other costs12%Police, fire, courts and jails10%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

22%

of Iosco County's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Full Iosco County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
41%$32.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$32.7 million
Social services
22%$17.5 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$16.1 million
  • Other public welfare$1.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
14%$11.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$10.9 million
  • Airports$78 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$9.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$6.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$705 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$8.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$5.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.8 million
  • Police$895 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$271 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.9%$752 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$509 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$243 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$214 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$214 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$58 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$4 thousand
Iosco County page →

Your towns

Tawas Township

$828 thousand budget in fiscal year 2026 (ended March 31, 2026), from the Michigan Department of Treasury.

About 37% of this ZIP is in Tawas Township.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes43%State tax money32%Fines and other25%Fees for services0.3%
Full Tawas Township breakdown

Township taxes43%

Property tax
43%$269 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$2 thousand

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$2 thousand

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$202 thousand

Fines and other25%

Interest, rents and other
25%$155 thousand
Tawas Township page →

Where the money goes

Roads, transit and parking55%Running the government and other costs20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Police, fire, courts and jails9.7%Housing and community development0.9%
Full Tawas Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
55%$452 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$169 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$120 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.7%$80 thousand
Housing and community development
0.9%$7 thousand
Tawas Township page →

Alabaster Township

$426 thousand budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended March 31, 2022.

About 25% of this ZIP is in Alabaster Township.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes81%State tax money14%Fines and other4.6%Fees for services (water)0.5%
Full Alabaster Township breakdown

What stands out

81%

of Alabaster Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes81%

Property tax
81%$319 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and water
  • Other service charges$1 thousand
  • Water$1 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%$54 thousand

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$18 thousand
Alabaster Township page →

Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs32%Sent to other local governments22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Roads, transit and parking15%Police, fire, courts and jails12%

What stands out

22%

of Alabaster Township's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Full Alabaster Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
32%$136 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$70 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$34 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$25 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
Sent to other local governments
22%$95 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$95 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$81 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$80 thousand
  • Sewer systems$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$62 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$62 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$52 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$50 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Alabaster Township page →

Grant Township

$1.2 million budget in fiscal year 2026 (ended March 31, 2026), from the Michigan Department of Treasury.

About 20% of this ZIP is in Grant Township.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes72%State tax money15%Fees for services6.6%Fines and other6.3%
Full Grant Township breakdown

Township taxes72%

Property tax
72%$781 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$960

Fees for services6.6%

Fees for services
6.6%$71 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$161 thousand

Fines and other6.3%

Interest, rents and other
6.3%$68 thousand
Grant Township page →

Where the money goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities43%Running the government and other costs26%Roads, transit and parking14%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Social services6.1%Housing and community development0.6%
Full Grant Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
43%$503 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$304 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$165 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$130 thousand
Social services
6.1%$73 thousand
Housing and community development
0.6%$8 thousand
Grant Township page →

Your schools

Tawas Area School District

$17.0 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State tax money61%School district taxes34%Fines and other3.8%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)1.2%County and local tax money0.2%
Full Tawas Area School District breakdown

What stands out

34%

of Tawas Area School District's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes34%

Property tax
34%$6.3 million

Fees for services1.2%

Fees for services
1.2%$230 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$189 thousand
  • School lunches$23 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$8 thousand

State tax money61%

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

From the state
61%$11.2 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$43 thousand

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$700 thousand
Tawas Area School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges98%Interest on debt1.5%Sent to other local governments0.1%
Full Tawas Area School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
98%$16.7 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$16.7 million
Interest on debt
1.5%$247 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$24 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$24 thousand
Tawas Area School District page →

Your state

State of Michigan

$98.8 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended September 30, 2023.

Where the money comes from

State taxes41%Federal tax money36%Fees for services (hospital bills, college tuition)17%Fines and other6.2%Local tax money0.3%

What stands out

17%

of Michigan's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical state government gets 10%.

Full Michigan breakdown

State taxes41%

Sales tax
14%$12.7 billion
Local income tax
12%$11.6 billion
Other taxes
8.9%$8.34 billion
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; motor fuel taxes and 17 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.33 billion
  • Motor fuel taxes$1.55 billion
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.53 billion
  • Tobacco taxes$675 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$529 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$399 million
  • Amusement taxes$311 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$281 million
  • Other licenses$238 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$205 million
  • Driver's licenses$65.4 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$64.4 million
  • Public utility taxes$42.7 million
  • Public utility licenses$37.9 million
  • Severance taxes$27.6 million
  • Corporation licenses$24.3 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$22.5 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$40 thousand
  • Estate and gift taxes$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Business income tax
3.4%$3.18 billion
Property tax
3.0%$2.81 billion

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$15.6 billion
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; college tuition and 12 more
  • Hospital bills$8.03 billion
  • College tuition$4.34 billion
  • Liquor stores$1.56 billion
  • University housing and dining$1.36 billion
  • Other service charges$164 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$58.2 million
  • Housing$43.7 million
  • Tolls on roads and bridges$32.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$8.7 million
  • Other education charges$6.7 million
  • Airport$529 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$443 thousand
  • Road charges$159 thousand
  • Transit fares$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money36%

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

From the federal government
36%$33.6 billion

Local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
0.3%$279 million

Fines and other6.2%

Interest, rents and other
6.1%$5.73 billion
Fines
0.1%$119 million
Michigan page →

Where the money goes

Sent to local governments34%Social services25%Schools and colleges16%Health and hospitals10%Running the government and other costs3.6%All other spending11%

What stands out

34%

of Michigan's spending goes to local governments.A typical state government spends 24%.

Full Michigan breakdown

Spending by category100%

Sent to local governments
34%$34.0 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: other public welfare and 20 more
  • Sent to school districts$20.3 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other public welfare$5.13 billion
  • Sent to local governments: roads and highways$2.45 billion
  • Sent to local governments: general support$1.68 billion
  • Sent to local governments: public health$1.02 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$856 million
  • Sent to school districts (colleges)$568 million
  • Sent to local governments: other government administration$556 million
  • Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$487 million
  • Sent to local governments: finance, tax collection and budgeting$437 million
  • Sent to local governments: airports$221 million
  • Sent to local governments: police$80.9 million
  • Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$40.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: housing and community development$35.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$31.1 million
  • Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$29.0 million
  • Sent to local governments: probation, parole and other corrections$25.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: libraries$17.1 million
  • Sent to local governments: colleges and universities$13.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: other education$12.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: hospitals$7.0 million
  • Sent to the federal government$2.2 million
Social services
25%$24.7 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; unemployment and social insurance offices and 1 more
  • Other public welfare$24.4 billion
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$304 million
  • Welfare institutions$31.7 million
Schools and colleges
16%$15.6 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; scholarships and other education subsidies and 2 more
  • Colleges and universities$10.9 billion
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$1.95 billion
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$1.93 billion
  • Other education$812 million
Health and hospitals
10%$10.3 billion
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$8.10 billion
  • Public health$2.22 billion
Running the government and other costs
3.6%$3.56 billion
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.63 billion
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.33 billion
  • Other government administration$346 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$250 million
  • Other government-run businesses$514 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.5%$3.45 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$1.68 billion
  • Police$733 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$361 million
  • Inspections and regulation$359 million
  • Courts and legal services$316 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.2%$3.14 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; toll roads and bridges and 2 more
  • Roads and highways$2.98 billion
  • Toll roads and bridges$92.2 million
  • Airports$63.4 million
  • Public transit$114 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.3%$1.27 billion
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores and garbage and solid waste
  • Liquor stores$1.26 billion
  • Garbage and solid waste$5.3 million
Interest on debt
1.0%$984 million
Housing and community development
0.9%$928 million
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$548 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$548 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$284 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$273 million
  • Libraries$11.1 million
Michigan page →
Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

State of Michigan. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

Tawas Area School District. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Iosco County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

Tawas Township. Michigan Department of Treasury, MI Community Financial Dashboard (annual F-65 filings), fiscal year 2026, fiscal year ended March 31, 2026. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2024.

Alabaster 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.

Grant Township. Michigan Department of Treasury, MI Community Financial Dashboard (annual F-65 filings), fiscal year 2026, fiscal year ended March 31, 2026. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2022.

How these figures are counted. Revenue and spending are the annual financial reports (Form F-65) that a Michigan government filed with the Michigan Department of Treasury, grouped into the same categories as the Census figures. Counties, cities, villages and townships are included together with their component units, such as road commissions, downtown development authorities and county health departments. Internal service funds, transfers, borrowing proceeds and depreciation are not counted.

Debt payments. The report lists principal and interest on debt, so the "Debt payments" line includes principal as well as interest. The Census figures leave principal out.

Capital purchases. Michigan filings do not break out enterprise capital purchases, so total spending can read lower than the Census figure for governments with large water or sewer projects.

How a ZIP is matched. A ZIP code is not a government boundary, so we match it to the cities, counties and school districts that overlap it, using Census Bureau geography. Where a ZIP crosses several, each one is shown with its share of the ZIP. Each government's money covers its own operations only; the others listed here are separate.

Latest recorded year. The year differs by government: each block shows the newest fiscal year on file. A Census survey year covers fiscal years ending July 1 of the year before through June 30 of that year.