Township government · Eaton County, MI

Eaton Rapids Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Eaton Rapids Township took in $663 thousand and spent $571 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money65%Township taxes29%Fines and other3.2%Fees for services2.7%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

65%

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

Township taxes29%

Property tax
27%$176 thousand
Other taxes
2.6%$17 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.7%

Fees for services
2.7%$18 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$18 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%$1 thousand

State tax money65%

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

From the state
65%$430 thousand

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs51%Police, fire, courts and jails48%Health and hospitals1.1%

What stands out

48%

of Eaton Rapids 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
51%$289 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$106 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$105 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$67 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
48%$276 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$276 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Eaton Rapids 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 Eaton Rapids 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.