Township government · Ionia County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Boston Township took in $949 thousand and spent $834 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money49%Township taxes47%Fees for services3.0%Fines and other1.5%

What stands out

49%

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

Township taxes47%

Property tax
46%$435 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$8 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.0%

Fees for services
3.0%$28 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money49%

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

From the state
49%$464 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs51%Sent to other local governments27%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Roads, transit and parking7.4%Health and hospitals2.9%

What stands out

27%

of Boston 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
51%$424 thousand
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$222 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$84 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$81 thousand
  • Government buildings$37 thousand
Sent to other local governments
27%$226 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$226 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$98 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$91 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.4%$62 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$62 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.9%$24 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$24 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Boston 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 Boston 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.