Township government · Gratiot County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Arcada Township took in $458 thousand and spent $408 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes43%State tax money39%Fees for services (sewer)17%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

17%

of Arcada Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes43%

Property tax
38%$174 thousand
Other taxes
5.2%$24 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$76 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$71 thousand
  • Other service charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$179 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs34%Roads, transit and parking27%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%

What stands out

17%

of Arcada Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
34%$139 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$62 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$35 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$34 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
27%$110 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$110 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$90 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$73 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$17 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$69 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$69 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Arcada 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 Arcada 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.