Township government · Muskegon County, MI

Cedar Creek Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Cedar Creek Township took in $785 thousand and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money44%Township taxes41%Fees for services10%Fines and other2.7%County and local tax money1.8%

What stands out

12%

of Cedar Creek Township's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes41%

Property tax
29%$230 thousand
Other taxes
12%$94 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$94 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$82 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$82 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money44%

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

From the state
44%$344 thousand

County and local tax money1.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.8%$14 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments32%Running the government and other costs29%Roads, transit and parking19%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Parks, recreation and libraries2.1%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

32%

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

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
32%$363 thousand
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$363 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$334 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)$155 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$74 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$73 thousand
  • Government buildings$32 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$224 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$224 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$173 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$142 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$31 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$24 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$24 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.7%$20 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$20 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.2%$14 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cedar Creek 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 Cedar Creek 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.