Township government · Montcalm County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Ferris Township took in $297 thousand and spent $464 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money51%Township taxes26%Fines and other17%Fees for services5.7%

What stands out

17%

of Ferris 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 taxes26%

Property tax
26%$78 thousand

Fees for services5.7%

Fees for services
5.7%$17 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$17 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%$151 thousand

Fines and other17%

Interest, rents and other
17%$51 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments38%Roads, transit and parking28%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails9.1%

What stands out

38%

of Ferris 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%$174 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$174 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
28%$131 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$131 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$117 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$52 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$30 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$26 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.1%$42 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$42 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ferris 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 Ferris 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.