Township government · Muskegon County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Fruitland Township took in $1.3 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money45%Township taxes44%Fees for services (parks and recreation)8.4%County and local tax money1.6%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

13%

of Fruitland Township's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes44%

Property tax
31%$412 thousand
Other taxes
13%$174 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$174 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.4%

Fees for services
8.4%$111 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$93 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money45%

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

From the state
45%$595 thousand

County and local tax money1.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.6%$21 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Sent to other local governments21%Roads, transit and parking16%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.4%All other spending6.9%

What stands out

21%

of Fruitland 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%

Running the government and other costs
35%$482 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)$189 thousand
  • Government buildings$110 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$104 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$79 thousand
Sent to other local governments
21%$285 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$285 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$227 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$227 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$224 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation and police
  • Inspections and regulation$145 thousand
  • Police$79 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.4%$75 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$75 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.0%$55 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$55 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.0%$41 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$41 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Fruitland 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 Fruitland 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.