Township government · Montcalm County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Cato Township took in $442 thousand and spent $381 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money49%Township taxes48%Fines and other3.2%Fees for services0.2%

What stands out

49%

of Cato Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Township taxes48%

Property tax
46%$202 thousand
Other taxes
2.0%$9 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money49%

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

From the state
49%$216 thousand

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs52%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Roads, transit and parking15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.2%

What stands out

27%

of Cato Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
52%$200 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$66 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$58 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$52 thousand
  • Government buildings$24 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$104 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$104 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$57 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$57 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.2%$20 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$14 thousand
  • Sewer systems$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cato Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Cato 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.