Township government · Kent County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Algoma Township took in $3.1 million and spent $3.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money47%Township taxes34%Fees for services (sewer)17%Fines and other2.9%

What stands out

47%

of Algoma Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Township taxes34%

Property tax
31%$969 thousand
Other taxes
3.0%$93 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$86 thousand
  • Other licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$521 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$412 thousand
  • Other service charges$109 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money47%

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

From the state
47%$1.5 million

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$90 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails31%Running the government and other costs24%Parks, recreation and libraries18%Sent to other local governments12%Roads, transit and parking9.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.1%

What stands out

12%

of Algoma Township's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$726 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$254 thousand
  • Police$117 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$851 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$351 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$280 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$194 thousand
  • Government buildings$26 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
18%$621 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$621 thousand
Sent to other local governments
12%$417 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$417 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.4%$329 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$329 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.1%$178 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$178 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Algoma 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 Algoma 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.