Township government · Kent County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Alpine Charter Township took in $7.6 million and spent $9.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes34%Fees for services32%State tax money22%Fines and other13%

What stands out

32%

of Alpine 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 taxes34%

Property tax
32%$2.4 million
Other taxes
2.3%$172 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$159 thousand
  • Other licenses$10 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$2.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$2.4 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$1.6 million

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
12%$944 thousand
Fines
0.4%$27 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails43%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Sent to other local governments16%Running the government and other costs11%Roads, transit and parking4.6%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

16%

of Alpine 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
43%$3.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$3.3 million
  • Police$453 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$134 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$2.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$2.0 million
Sent to other local governments
16%$1.5 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$1.5 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$1.0 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$377 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$347 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$186 thousand
  • Government buildings$117 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.6%$421 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$421 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$138 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$88 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$84 thousand
  • Libraries$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Alpine Charter 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 Alpine 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.