Township government · Kent County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Courtland Township took in $2.6 million and spent $2.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money40%Township taxes30%Fees for services (sewer)24%Fines and other5.1%

What stands out

24%

of Courtland 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 taxes30%

Property tax
26%$678 thousand
Other taxes
3.9%$101 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$99 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$619 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$561 thousand
  • Other service charges$58 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$1.0 million

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
5.1%$130 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments23%Running the government and other costs23%Parks, recreation and libraries17%Roads, transit and parking15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%All other spending11%

What stands out

23%

of Courtland 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
23%$659 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$659 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$657 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$309 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$168 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$115 thousand
  • Government buildings$65 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
17%$489 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$489 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$429 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$429 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$318 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$318 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$314 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$287 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$27 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$10 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Courtland 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 Courtland 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.