Township government · Montcalm County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Crystal Township took in $1.3 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes41%Fees for services (sewer)22%State tax money22%Fines and other12%County and local tax money3.0%

What stands out

22%

of Crystal 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 taxes41%

Property tax
41%$532 thousand

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$293 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$273 thousand
  • Other service charges$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$290 thousand

County and local tax money3.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.0%$40 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$156 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs50%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Roads, transit and parking19%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Interest on debt1.2%

What stands out

19%

of Crystal 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%

Running the government and other costs
50%$601 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$408 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$101 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$54 thousand
  • Government buildings$38 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$236 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$236 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$227 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$227 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$136 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$79 thousand
  • Fire protection$57 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Crystal 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 Crystal 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.