Township government · Kent County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Grattan Township took in $2.2 million and spent $2.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes34%Fees for services (sewer)31%State tax money21%Fines and other14%

What stands out

31%

of Grattan 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 taxes34%

Property tax
28%$621 thousand
Other taxes
5.8%$126 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$126 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$679 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$486 thousand
  • Other service charges$193 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$460 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
14%$303 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities54%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Roads, transit and parking5.4%Interest on debt3.4%Parks, recreation and libraries0.7%

What stands out

54%

of Grattan Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
54%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$419 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$195 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$161 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$54 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$339 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$149 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$109 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$81 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.4%$113 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$113 thousand
Interest on debt
3.4%$72 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$15 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Grattan 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 Grattan 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.