Township government · Montcalm County, MI

Eureka Charter Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Eureka Charter Township took in $1.0 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes55%State tax money41%Fines and other2.0%County and local tax money1.2%Fees for services0.6%

What stands out

41%

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

Township taxes55%

Property tax
50%$507 thousand
Other taxes
4.4%$44 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$6 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money41%

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

From the state
41%$417 thousand

County and local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.2%$12 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking30%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Running the government and other costs24%Sent to other local governments22%Parks, recreation and libraries<0.1%

What stands out

22%

of Eureka Charter 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%

Roads, transit and parking
30%$366 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$354 thousand
  • Public transit$12 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$293 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$158 thousand
  • Fire protection$104 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$31 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$291 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$118 thousand
  • Government buildings$70 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$64 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$39 thousand
Sent to other local governments
22%$262 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$262 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Eureka Charter 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 Eureka Charter 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.