Township government · Calhoun County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Eckford Township took in $302 thousand and spent $432 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

State tax money51%Township taxes40%Fees for services7.9%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

51%

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

Township taxes40%

Property tax
37%$112 thousand
Other taxes
3.0%$9 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.9%

Fees for services
7.9%$24 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money51%

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

From the state
51%$154 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments34%Running the government and other costs30%Roads, transit and parking19%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Health and hospitals0.7%

What stands out

34%

of Eckford 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%

Sent to other local governments
34%$149 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$149 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$130 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$51 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$39 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$34 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$82 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$82 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$68 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$57 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$11 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Eckford Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Eckford 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.