Township government · Ottawa County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Georgetown Charter Township took in $27.1 million and spent $29.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services42%State tax money23%Township taxes21%Fines and other8.7%Federal tax money5.5%

What stands out

42%

of Georgetown Charter Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 50,000+ people gets 4.5%.

Township taxes21%

Property tax
18%$4.9 million
Other taxes
2.6%$704 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$704 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services42%

Fees for services
42%$11.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$11.4 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.5%

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

From the federal government
5.5%$1.5 million

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$6.2 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$2 thousand

Fines and other8.7%

Interest, rents and other
7.8%$2.1 million
Fines
0.8%$227 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities42%Roads, transit and parking24%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Parks, recreation and libraries9.0%Sent to other local governments6.7%Running the government and other costs4.2%

What stands out

42%

of Georgetown Charter Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
42%$12.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$11.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.5 million
  • Water supply$160 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$7.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$6.9 million
  • Public transit$227 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$4.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.1 million
  • Fire protection$1.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$258 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.0%$2.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
Sent to other local governments
6.7%$2.0 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$2.0 million
Running the government and other costs
4.2%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$588 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$335 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$331 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Georgetown Charter Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Georgetown 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.