Township government · Wexford County, MI

Cherry Grove Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Cherry Grove Township took in $721 thousand and spent $672 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes48%State tax money37%Fines and other7.6%County and local tax money4.2%Fees for services3.2%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

37%

of Cherry Grove 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
44%$316 thousand
Other taxes
4.0%$29 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.2%

Fees for services
3.2%$23 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$2 thousand

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$266 thousand

County and local tax money4.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.2%$30 thousand

Fines and other7.6%

Interest, rents and other
7.6%$55 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs49%Police, fire, courts and jails33%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Interest on debt2.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.6%Roads, transit and parking0.3%

What stands out

14%

of Cherry Grove 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
49%$327 thousand
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$147 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$84 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$67 thousand
  • Government buildings$29 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$222 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$219 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$92 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$92 thousand
Interest on debt
2.7%$18 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.6%$11 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$11 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cherry Grove 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 Cherry Grove 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.