Township government · Lake County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Dover Township took in $142 thousand and spent $143 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes66%State tax money30%Fines and other2.1%Fees for services0.7%Federal tax money0.7%

What stands out

30%

of Dover Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Township taxes66%

Property tax
66%$94 thousand

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$1 thousand

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$43 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs40%Sent to other local governments27%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Interest on debt5.6%Roads, transit and parking4.2%

What stands out

27%

of Dover 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
40%$57 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)$28 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$14 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$12 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
Sent to other local governments
27%$38 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$38 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$34 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$34 thousand
Interest on debt
5.6%$8 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.2%$6 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Dover 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 Dover 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.