Township government · Ottawa County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Chester Township took in $898 thousand and spent $986 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes54%State tax money26%Fees for services (sewer)13%Federal tax money5.8%Fines and other2.2%

What stands out

13%

of Chester Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes54%

Property tax
50%$452 thousand
Other taxes
3.2%$29 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$115 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$69 thousand
  • Other service charges$46 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.8%

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

From the federal government
5.8%$52 thousand

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$230 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs48%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Sent to other local governments13%Roads, transit and parking8.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.9%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

13%

of Chester 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%

Running the government and other costs
48%$472 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$202 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$197 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$49 thousand
  • Government buildings$24 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$250 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$196 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$29 thousand
  • Police$25 thousand
Sent to other local governments
13%$124 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$124 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.9%$88 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$88 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.9%$29 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$29 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$15 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$8 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Chester 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 Chester 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.