Township government · Van Buren County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Covert Township took in $5.1 million and spent $3.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes69%State tax money13%Fees for services (housing, sewer)12%Fines and other3.5%Federal tax money2.3%

What stands out

12%

of Covert 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 taxes69%

Property tax
69%$3.5 million
Other taxes
0.6%$30 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$631 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; housing and 2 more
  • Other service charges$345 thousand
  • Housing$155 thousand
  • Sewer$126 thousand
  • Water$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.3%

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

From the federal government
2.3%$118 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$644 thousand

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$171 thousand
Fines
0.1%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails44%Running the government and other costs19%Roads, transit and parking18%Housing and community development7.4%Parks, recreation and libraries5.7%All other spending6.5%

What stands out

44%

of Covert Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
44%$1.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$880 thousand
  • Police$762 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$31 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$740 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)$401 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$172 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$127 thousand
  • Government buildings$40 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$673 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$609 thousand
  • Airports$64 thousand
Housing and community development
7.4%$284 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.7%$220 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$218 thousand
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.2%$122 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$90 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$23 thousand
  • Water supply$9 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$64 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$53 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$11 thousand
Social services
1.4%$55 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$55 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$8 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$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Covert 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 Covert 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.