Township government · Ottawa County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Crockery Township took in $1.9 million and spent $2.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes56%Fees for services (water, sewer)46%State tax money37%Federal tax money0.6%

What stands out

46%

of Crockery 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 taxes56%

Property tax
44%$820 thousand
Other taxes
12%$230 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$181 thousand
  • Other licenses$48 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services46%

Fees for services
46%$860 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$517 thousand
  • Sewer$266 thousand
  • Other service charges$62 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$12 thousand

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$696 thousand

Fines and other-40%

Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand
Interest, rents and other
-40%-$754 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Running the government and other costs22%Roads, transit and parking5.6%Parks, recreation and libraries4.2%All other spending7.5%

What stands out

30%

of Crockery Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$738 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$559 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$123 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$56 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$737 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$737 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$545 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$207 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$163 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$117 thousand
  • Government buildings$58 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.6%$136 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$136 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.2%$103 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$94 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.8%$93 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$93 thousand
Interest on debt
3.7%$90 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$65 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Crockery 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 Crockery 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.