Township government · Kent County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Ada Township took in $14.2 million and spent $18.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes40%Fees for services (water, sewer)39%State tax money13%County and local tax money4.4%Fines and other3.3%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

39%

of Ada Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Township taxes40%

Property tax
36%$5.1 million
Other taxes
4.1%$575 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$575 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$5.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$2.7 million
  • Sewer$2.1 million
  • Other service charges$649 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$80 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%$13 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$1.9 million

County and local tax money4.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.4%$631 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$467 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities39%Sent to other local governments17%Running the government and other costs16%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Police, fire, courts and jails6.9%All other spending6.8%

What stands out

39%

of Ada Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 4.5%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
39%$7.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$3.7 million
  • Sewer systems$3.7 million
Sent to other local governments
17%$3.1 million
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$3.1 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$3.0 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$1.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$631 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$407 thousand
  • Government buildings$187 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$2.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.7 million
  • Libraries$28 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.9%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$640 thousand
  • Police$348 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$315 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.8%$915 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$915 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$368 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$201 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$167 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ada 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 Ada 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.