Township government · Grand Traverse County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Green Lake Township took in $3.4 million and spent $5.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes47%State tax money26%Federal tax money11%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)11%Fines and other5.2%

What stands out

11%

of Green Lake Township's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes47%

Property tax
43%$1.4 million
Other taxes
3.6%$120 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$120 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$363 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 1 more
  • Other service charges$205 thousand
  • Water$111 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$47 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$384 thousand

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$880 thousand

Fines and other5.2%

Interest, rents and other
5.2%$176 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs72%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Parks, recreation and libraries4.4%Interest on debt1.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.6%Roads, transit and parking0.2%

What stands out

72%

of Green Lake Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
72%$3.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$773 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$246 thousand
  • Government buildings$55 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.4%$230 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$230 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$84 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$70 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$14 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.6%$33 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$33 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.2%$12 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports
  • Airports$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Green Lake Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Green 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.