Township government · Muskegon County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Dalton Township took in $2.6 million and spent $2.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes42%State tax money34%Fines and other12%Fees for services (sewer, water)11%County and local tax money1.5%

What stands out

11%

of Dalton 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 taxes42%

Property tax
33%$870 thousand
Other taxes
9.0%$237 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$226 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$284 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 2 more
  • Other service charges$146 thousand
  • Sewer$122 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$14 thousand
  • Water$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$884 thousand

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$38 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$306 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs46%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Sent to other local governments9.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.5%Roads, transit and parking5.4%All other spending4.3%

What stands out

28%

of Dalton 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%

Running the government and other costs
46%$958 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$367 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$240 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$235 thousand
  • Government buildings$116 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$590 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$482 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$108 thousand
Sent to other local governments
9.9%$207 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$207 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.5%$137 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$93 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$44 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.4%$114 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$114 thousand
Interest on debt
3.7%$77 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$13 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Dalton 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 Dalton 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.