Township government · Van Buren County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Geneva Township took in $1.2 million and spent $1.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other32%Township taxes32%State tax money31%Fees for services5.2%

What stands out

32%

of Geneva Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Township taxes32%

Property tax
30%$367 thousand
Other taxes
1.9%$24 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.2%

Fees for services
5.2%$64 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$64 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$384 thousand

Fines and other32%

Interest, rents and other
32%$398 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments40%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Running the government and other costs19%Roads, transit and parking19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.3%Parks, recreation and libraries<0.1%

What stands out

40%

of Geneva 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%

Sent to other local governments
40%$727 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$727 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$365 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$267 thousand
  • Police$73 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$25 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$349 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$216 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$79 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$41 thousand
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$343 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$327 thousand
  • Airports$16 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.3%$23 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$23 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Geneva 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 Geneva 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.