Township government · Kent County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Cannon Township took in $5.6 million and spent $6.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes41%State tax money28%Fees for services (sewer)27%Fines and other3.4%

What stands out

28%

of Cannon Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Township taxes41%

Property tax
34%$1.9 million
Other taxes
6.7%$372 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$354 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and sewer
  • Other service charges$915 thousand
  • Sewer$615 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$1.6 million

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$183 thousand
Fines
0.1%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments23%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Running the government and other costs19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Roads, transit and parking11%All other spending10%

What stands out

23%

of Cannon 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
23%$1.4 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$1.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$676 thousand
  • Police$303 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$273 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$1.2 million
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$477 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$366 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$263 thousand
  • Government buildings$78 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$1.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$1.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$705 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit and roads and highways
  • Public transit$356 thousand
  • Roads and highways$349 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.3%$454 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$454 thousand
Interest on debt
2.7%$171 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cannon 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 Cannon 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.