Township government · Delta County, MI

Ford River Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Ford River Township took in $559 thousand and spent $377 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money38%Fees for services (water)33%Township taxes19%Fines and other9.5%

What stands out

33%

of Ford River Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes19%

Property tax
19%$105 thousand

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$187 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 1 more
  • Water$121 thousand
  • Other service charges$56 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$214 thousand

Fines and other9.5%

Interest, rents and other
9.5%$53 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs55%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Roads, transit and parking5.0%Interest on debt1.9%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%

What stands out

25%

of Ford River Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
55%$207 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)$83 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$70 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$31 thousand
  • Government buildings$23 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$94 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$94 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$49 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$48 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.0%$19 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$19 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ford River Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Ford River 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.