Township government · Van Buren County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Almena Township took in $1.8 million and spent $2.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes60%State tax money32%Fees for services3.9%Fines and other3.4%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

32%

of Almena Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Township taxes60%

Property tax
56%$986 thousand
Other taxes
3.7%$64 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$56 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$7 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.9%

Fees for services
3.9%$69 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$69 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$5 thousand

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$567 thousand

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$60 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments40%Roads, transit and parking31%Running the government and other costs14%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Health and hospitals2.0%

What stands out

40%

of Almena 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
40%$1.2 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$1.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
31%$906 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$906 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$409 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)$136 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$129 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$91 thousand
  • Government buildings$53 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$364 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$308 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$56 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.0%$57 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$57 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Almena 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 Almena 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.