Township government · Oceana County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Golden Township took in $1.2 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes80%State tax money15%Fines and other4.6%Fees for services0.2%

What stands out

76%

of Golden Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes80%

Property tax
76%$954 thousand
Other taxes
3.7%$46 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$46 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$188 thousand

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$58 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Roads, transit and parking39%Sent to other local governments13%Parks, recreation and libraries5.5%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

13%

of Golden 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%

Running the government and other costs
42%$588 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$249 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$203 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$100 thousand
  • Government buildings$36 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
39%$551 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit
  • Public transit$551 thousand
Sent to other local governments
13%$186 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$186 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.5%$77 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$62 thousand
  • Libraries$15 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Golden 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 Golden 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.