Township government · Eaton County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Eaton Township took in $774 thousand and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money55%Fines and other34%County and local tax money6.8%Fees for services4.0%Township taxes0.6%

What stands out

34%

of Eaton 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 taxes0.6%

Property tax
0.6%$5 thousand

Fees for services4.0%

Fees for services
4.0%$31 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money55%

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

From the state
55%$424 thousand

County and local tax money6.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.8%$53 thousand

Fines and other34%

Interest, rents and other
34%$261 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs59%Sent to other local governments38%Health and hospitals1.0%Parks, recreation and libraries1.0%Police, fire, courts and jails0.3%

What stands out

38%

of Eaton 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
59%$697 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$477 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$122 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$77 thousand
  • Government buildings$21 thousand
Sent to other local governments
38%$447 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$447 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$12 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$12 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.3%$4 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Eaton 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 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.