Township government · Muskegon County, MI

Blue Lake Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Blue Lake Township took in $724 thousand and spent $395 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes58%State tax money35%Fees for services3.9%Fines and other2.8%

What stands out

35%

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

Township taxes58%

Property tax
55%$397 thousand
Other taxes
3.5%$25 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.9%

Fees for services
3.9%$28 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$28 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%$254 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs50%Police, fire, courts and jails47%Roads, transit and parking2.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.3%

What stands out

47%

of Blue Lake 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
50%$198 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)$118 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$56 thousand
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
47%$186 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$155 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$24 thousand
  • Police$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.5%$10 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$10 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Blue Lake 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 Blue Lake 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.