Township government · Lake County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Cherry Valley Township took in $312 thousand and spent $303 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other29%County and local tax money28%Township taxes19%State tax money16%Federal tax money8.7%Fees for services0.3%

What stands out

28%

of Cherry Valley Township's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes19%

Property tax
19%$58 thousand

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.7%

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

From the federal government
8.7%$27 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$50 thousand

County and local tax money28%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
28%$86 thousand

Fines and other29%

Interest, rents and other
29%$90 thousand

Where it goes

Parks, recreation and libraries28%Running the government and other costs25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Sent to other local governments11%Roads, transit and parking9.6%Police, fire, courts and jails5.6%

What stands out

28%

of Cherry Valley 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%

Parks, recreation and libraries
28%$86 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$86 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$75 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$27 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$22 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$21 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$62 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$62 thousand
Sent to other local governments
11%$34 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$29 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.6%$29 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$29 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.6%$17 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cherry Valley 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 Cherry Valley 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.