Township government · Montcalm County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Fairplain Township took in $263 thousand and spent $435 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money74%Township taxes24%Fines and other1.5%Fees for services1.1%

What stands out

74%

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

Township taxes24%

Property tax
24%$62 thousand

Fees for services1.1%

Fees for services
1.1%$3 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money74%

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

From the state
74%$194 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments38%Running the government and other costs25%Roads, transit and parking24%Police, fire, courts and jails14%

What stands out

38%

of Fairplain 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
38%$164 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$164 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$109 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$48 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$36 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$14 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$103 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$103 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$59 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$59 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Fairplain 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 Fairplain 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.