Township government · Allegan County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Ganges Township took in $1.3 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes74%State tax money21%Fines and other4.0%Fees for services1.7%

What stands out

6.2%

of Ganges 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 taxes74%

Property tax
67%$878 thousand
Other taxes
6.2%$81 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$81 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.7%

Fees for services
1.7%$22 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$270 thousand

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$52 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking50%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Health and hospitals3.3%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

22%

of Ganges Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
50%$646 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$646 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$321 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$124 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$112 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$75 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$280 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$187 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$93 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.3%$42 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$42 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ganges 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 Ganges 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.