Township government · Kent County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Byron Township took in $14.7 million and spent $16.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)50%Township taxes23%State tax money23%Fines and other4.0%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

50%

of Byron Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Township taxes23%

Property tax
20%$3.0 million
Other taxes
2.7%$395 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$395 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services50%

Fees for services
50%$7.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$3.4 million
  • Water$2.7 million
  • Other service charges$757 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$556 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.1%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
0.1%$19 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$3.4 million

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$580 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Running the government and other costs20%Parks, recreation and libraries8.6%Police, fire, courts and jails8.1%All other spending4.9%

What stands out

32%

of Byron Township's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
32%$5.2 million
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$5.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$4.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$4.2 million
  • Water supply$140 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$3.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$421 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$404 thousand
  • Government buildings$197 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.6%$1.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
  • Libraries$48 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.1%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$1.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$31 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.9%$804 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$804 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Byron 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 Byron 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.