Township government · Jackson County, MI

Grass Lake Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Grass Lake Township took in $1.3 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes39%State tax money39%Fees for services (water)15%Fines and other6.7%

What stands out

15%

of Grass Lake Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes39%

Property tax
39%$489 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$7 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$6 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$187 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and water
  • Other service charges$172 thousand
  • Water$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$492 thousand

Fines and other6.7%

Interest, rents and other
6.7%$85 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs49%Police, fire, courts and jails35%Roads, transit and parking7.9%Parks, recreation and libraries3.9%Sent to other local governments3.7%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

35%

of Grass Lake Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
49%$534 thousand
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$197 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$173 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$144 thousand
  • Government buildings$20 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$383 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$240 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$103 thousand
  • Police$40 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.9%$86 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$86 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.9%$42 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$42 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.7%$40 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$40 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Grass Lake 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 Grass Lake 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.