Township government · Newaygo County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Brooks Township took in $823 thousand and spent $433 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money48%Township taxes27%Fines and other16%Fees for services8.9%County and local tax money1.3%

What stands out

16%

of Brooks 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 taxes27%

Property tax
20%$161 thousand
Other taxes
7.0%$58 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$58 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.9%

Fees for services
8.9%$73 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$73 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money48%

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

From the state
48%$392 thousand

County and local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.3%$11 thousand

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
16%$128 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs69%Roads, transit and parking23%Interest on debt7.4%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

69%

of Brooks Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
69%$299 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)$178 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$81 thousand
  • Government buildings$33 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$101 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$101 thousand
Interest on debt
7.4%$32 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Brooks 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 Brooks 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.