Township government · Newaygo County, MI

Big Prairie Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Big Prairie Township took in $721 thousand and spent $561 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes42%State tax money37%Fines and other16%Fees for services (parks and recreation)4.4%

What stands out

16%

of Big Prairie Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Township taxes42%

Property tax
41%$299 thousand
Other taxes
1.0%$7 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$5 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.4%

Fees for services
4.4%$32 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation and other service charges
  • Parks and recreation$30 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$265 thousand

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
16%$118 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs53%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Roads, transit and parking12%Parks, recreation and libraries5.5%

What stands out

29%

of Big Prairie Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
53%$297 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)$129 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$83 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$64 thousand
  • Government buildings$21 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$163 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$163 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$70 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$70 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.5%$31 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$31 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Big Prairie 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 Big Prairie 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.