Township government · Newaygo County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Goodwell Township took in $204 thousand and spent $461 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes66%State tax money34%Fees for services0.5%

What stands out

34%

of Goodwell Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Township taxes66%

Property tax
65%$133 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$69 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments38%Roads, transit and parking34%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails6.3%

What stands out

38%

of Goodwell 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
38%$173 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$173 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
34%$157 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$157 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$102 thousand
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)$54 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$22 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$21 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.3%$29 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$29 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Goodwell 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 Goodwell 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.