Township government · Ottawa County, MI

Allendale Charter Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Allendale Charter Township took in $13.6 million and spent $11.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)40%Township taxes29%State tax money17%Fines and other11%County and local tax money1.5%Federal tax money0.6%

What stands out

40%

of Allendale Charter 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 taxes29%

Property tax
25%$3.4 million
Other taxes
4.0%$537 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$534 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$5.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$3.2 million
  • Sewer$2.2 million
  • Other service charges$105 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$82 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$2.4 million

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$199 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
10%$1.4 million
Fines
0.7%$100 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Sent to other local governments22%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Roads, transit and parking5.4%All other spending6.7%

What stands out

22%

of Allendale Charter 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$3.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$3.7 million
Sent to other local governments
22%$2.6 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$2.5 million
  • Sent to the state government$18 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$2.4 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$1.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$512 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$367 thousand
  • Government buildings$170 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$1.1 million
  • Police$460 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$88 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.4%$620 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$620 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.3%$613 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$406 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$207 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$164 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$85 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$79 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Allendale Charter Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Allendale Charter 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.