Township government · Kent County, MI

Cascade Charter Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cascade Charter Township took in $13.0 million and spent $12.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes78%State tax money14%Fines and other6.3%Fees for services0.8%Federal tax money0.7%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

19%

of Cascade Charter Township's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 3.2%.

Township taxes78%

Property tax
59%$7.7 million
Other taxes
19%$2.4 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$2.4 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$99 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and other government-run businesses
  • Other service charges$96 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$95 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$1.9 million

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$33 thousand

Fines and other6.3%

Interest, rents and other
6.3%$813 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails45%Running the government and other costs35%Roads, transit and parking9.2%Parks, recreation and libraries7.9%Interest on debt1.0%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

45%

of Cascade Charter Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
45%$5.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$3.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.7 million
  • Police$677 thousand
Running the government and other costs
35%$4.5 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$2.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$692 thousand
  • Government buildings$534 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.2%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.9%$1.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$772 thousand
  • Libraries$228 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$126 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.9%$113 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$113 thousand
Housing and community development
0.9%$107 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cascade Charter Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Cascade Charter 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.