Township government · Muskegon County, MI

Fruitport Charter Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Fruitport Charter Township took in $8.1 million and spent $7.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)51%Township taxes29%State tax money19%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

51%

of Fruitport Charter Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Township taxes29%

Property tax
26%$2.1 million
Other taxes
3.0%$243 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$243 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services51%

Fees for services
51%$4.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 1 more
  • Water$2.9 million
  • Other service charges$843 thousand
  • Sewer$402 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$2 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$1.5 million

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$100 thousand
Fines
0.2%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Running the government and other costs17%Sent to other local governments16%Roads, transit and parking3.3%All other spending3.3%

What stands out

16%

of Fruitport Charter Township's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$2.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Fire protection$1.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$2.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$2.2 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$570 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$344 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$258 thousand
  • Government buildings$132 thousand
Sent to other local governments
16%$1.2 million
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$1.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.3%$260 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$260 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$137 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$90 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$47 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$122 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$122 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Fruitport Charter 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 Fruitport Charter 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.