Township government · Kent County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Grand Rapids Charter Township took in $4.8 million and spent $5.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes49%State tax money38%Fees for services8.9%Fines and other4.7%

What stands out

38%

of Grand Rapids Charter Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Township taxes49%

Property tax
41%$1.9 million
Other taxes
7.8%$373 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$373 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.9%

Fees for services
8.9%$424 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$424 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$1.8 million

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$223 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Sent to other local governments18%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Roads, transit and parking5.2%Health and hospitals4.2%

What stands out

18%

of Grand Rapids 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
37%$2.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$262 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$260 thousand
  • Government buildings$194 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$1.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$375 thousand
Sent to other local governments
18%$990 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$990 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$552 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$552 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.2%$287 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$287 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.2%$233 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$233 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Grand Rapids 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 Rapids 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.