Township government · Kent County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Gaines Charter Township took in $14.5 million and spent $17.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)42%Fines and other27%State tax money19%Township taxes12%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

42%

of Gaines 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 taxes12%

Property tax
8.2%$1.2 million
Other taxes
4.2%$614 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$604 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services42%

Fees for services
42%$6.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$2.7 million
  • Sewer$2.5 million
  • Other service charges$872 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$29 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$2.7 million

Fines and other27%

Interest, rents and other
27%$3.9 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities45%Sent to other local governments26%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Running the government and other costs8.9%Roads, transit and parking2.6%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

26%

of Gaines 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
45%$7.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$6.0 million
  • Water supply$1.8 million
Sent to other local governments
26%$4.4 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$4.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$2.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$1.5 million
  • Police$942 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$295 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.9%$1.5 million
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)$583 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$439 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$373 thousand
  • Government buildings$145 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.6%$445 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$445 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$314 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$262 thousand
  • Libraries$52 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$52 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$52 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Gaines Charter Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Gaines 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.