Township government · Grand Traverse County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Acme Township took in $4.2 million and spent $5.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes47%Fees for services (sewer)23%Fines and other14%State tax money12%County and local tax money3.8%

What stands out

23%

of Acme 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 taxes47%

Property tax
45%$1.9 million
Other taxes
2.2%$90 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$88 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$978 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$860 thousand
  • Other service charges$104 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$497 thousand

County and local tax money3.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.8%$158 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
14%$577 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments39%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Parks, recreation and libraries9.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.5%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

39%

of Acme 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
39%$2.3 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1.7 million
  • Sent to the state government$600 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$1.4 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$768 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$479 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$147 thousand
  • Government buildings$37 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$979 thousand
  • Police$92 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.3%$548 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$548 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.5%$501 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$501 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$27 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.1%$7 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Acme 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 Acme 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.