Township government · Ottawa County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Grand Haven Charter Township took in $12.3 million and spent $12.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)41%Township taxes36%State tax money14%Fines and other6.5%Federal tax money2.9%

What stands out

41%

of Grand Haven Charter Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Township taxes36%

Property tax
36%$4.4 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$5.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 2 more
  • Water$4.1 million
  • Other service charges$665 thousand
  • Sewer$250 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$69 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.9%

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

From the federal government
2.9%$355 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$1.7 million

Fines and other6.5%

Interest, rents and other
5.6%$689 thousand
Fines
0.9%$108 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs26%Sent to other local governments19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Parks, recreation and libraries13%All other spending6.1%

What stands out

19%

of Grand Haven Charter Township's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
26%$3.1 million
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)$1.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$506 thousand
  • Government buildings$155 thousand
Sent to other local governments
19%$2.4 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$2.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$2.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$2.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$11 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$2.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$1.3 million
  • Police$534 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$158 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$1.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.4%$417 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$417 thousand
Interest on debt
2.6%$322 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$174 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$148 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Grand Haven Charter Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Grand Haven 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.