Township government · Allegan County, MI

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

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

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes57%State tax money30%Fines and other12%Fees for services1.2%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

11%

of Dorr Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Township taxes57%

Property tax
52%$1.5 million
Other taxes
4.8%$139 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$95 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.2%

Fees for services
1.2%$35 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$2 thousand

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$862 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
11%$327 thousand
Fines
1.1%$31 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs25%Roads, transit and parking23%Sent to other local governments20%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Parks, recreation and libraries10%All other spending3.6%

What stands out

20%

of Dorr 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%

Running the government and other costs
25%$636 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$246 thousand
  • Government buildings$164 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$128 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$98 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$607 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$607 thousand
Sent to other local governments
20%$507 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$507 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$485 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$242 thousand
  • Police$139 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$104 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$267 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$192 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$75 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$55 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$27 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$27 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.4%$11 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Dorr 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 Dorr 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.