Township government · Muskegon County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Egelston Township took in $4.7 million and spent $4.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes34%State tax money31%Fees for services (sewer)24%Fines and other10%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

31%

of Egelston Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Township taxes34%

Property tax
26%$1.2 million
Other taxes
7.3%$345 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$338 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$878 thousand
  • Other service charges$268 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$1.5 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$11 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
10%$489 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails29%Running the government and other costs19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Sent to other local governments17%Roads, transit and parking7.7%All other spending9.3%

What stands out

17%

of Egelston 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Fire protection$984 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$176 thousand
  • Police$67 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$30 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$836 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$374 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$267 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$122 thousand
  • Government buildings$73 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$774 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$769 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$5 thousand
Sent to other local governments
17%$717 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$717 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.7%$334 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$334 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.6%$286 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$271 thousand
  • Libraries$15 thousand
Interest on debt
2.5%$106 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$11 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Egelston 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 Egelston 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.