Township government · Newaygo County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Ashland Township took in $849 thousand and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes57%State tax money35%Fines and other6.5%Fees for services1.2%

What stands out

35%

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

Township taxes57%

Property tax
57%$486 thousand
Other taxes
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.2%

Fees for services
1.2%$10 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$297 thousand

Fines and other6.5%

Interest, rents and other
6.5%$55 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs33%Sent to other local governments31%Roads, transit and parking24%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Parks, recreation and libraries1.6%

What stands out

31%

of Ashland 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%

Running the government and other costs
33%$363 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)$167 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$119 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$59 thousand
  • Government buildings$18 thousand
Sent to other local governments
31%$343 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$343 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$260 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$260 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$111 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$111 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$17 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ashland 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 Ashland 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.