Township government · Grand Traverse County, MI

Fife Lake Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Fife Lake Township took in $694 thousand and spent $942 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes61%State tax money26%Fines and other7.9%Federal tax money4.2%Fees for services1.6%

What stands out

7.9%

of Fife Lake 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 taxes61%

Property tax
57%$399 thousand
Other taxes
3.2%$22 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$20 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.6%

Fees for services
1.6%$11 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.2%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
4.2%$29 thousand

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$178 thousand

Fines and other7.9%

Interest, rents and other
7.9%$55 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments33%Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Health and hospitals8.4%Parks, recreation and libraries5.7%Roads, transit and parking3.3%

What stands out

33%

of Fife Lake 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
33%$310 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$310 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$252 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)$131 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$52 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$39 thousand
  • Government buildings$30 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$216 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$145 thousand
  • Police$71 thousand
Health and hospitals
8.4%$79 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$79 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.7%$54 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$54 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.3%$31 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$31 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Fife Lake 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 Fife Lake 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.