Township government · Grand Traverse County, MI

East Bay Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), East Bay Township took in $8.1 million and spent $8.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)41%Township taxes35%State tax money16%Fines and other5.8%County and local tax money1.0%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

41%

of East Bay Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Township taxes35%

Property tax
32%$2.6 million
Other taxes
3.3%$265 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$263 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$3.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$1.6 million
  • Sewer$1.5 million
  • Other service charges$247 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$16 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$1.3 million

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$84 thousand

Fines and other5.8%

Interest, rents and other
5.8%$469 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Sent to other local governments20%Health and hospitals8.8%All other spending7.9%

What stands out

20%

of East Bay Township's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$2.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$2.1 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$1.7 million
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$693 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$431 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$336 thousand
  • Government buildings$205 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$1.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$1.5 million
  • Police$175 thousand
Sent to other local governments
20%$1.7 million
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$1.7 million
Health and hospitals
8.8%$751 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$751 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.5%$302 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$302 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$229 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$229 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$143 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$112 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$31 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

East Bay Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of East Bay 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.