Township government · Lake County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Chase Township took in $206 thousand and spent $178 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money60%Township taxes17%Fines and other14%County and local tax money6.3%Fees for services2.9%

What stands out

60%

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

Township taxes17%

Property tax
17%$36 thousand

Fees for services2.9%

Fees for services
2.9%$6 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money60%

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

From the state
60%$123 thousand

County and local tax money6.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.3%$13 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
14%$28 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs57%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Parks, recreation and libraries17%Roads, transit and parking3.9%

What stands out

17%

of Chase Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
57%$102 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)$36 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$35 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$24 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$38 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$38 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
17%$31 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$31 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.9%$7 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Chase 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 Chase 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.