Township government · Kent County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Bowne Township took in $1.3 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes47%State tax money26%Fees for services (sewer)23%Fines and other4.2%

What stands out

23%

of Bowne 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 taxes47%

Property tax
41%$538 thousand
Other taxes
5.4%$71 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$71 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$303 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$206 thousand
  • Other service charges$97 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$341 thousand

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$55 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs57%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Sent to other local governments4.3%Roads, transit and parking2.8%

What stands out

12%

of Bowne 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
57%$615 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$338 thousand
  • Government buildings$148 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$71 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$58 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$255 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$255 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$132 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$132 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.3%$46 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$46 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.8%$30 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$30 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bowne 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 Bowne 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.