Township government · Oakland County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Groveland Township took in $2.8 million and spent $3.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes52%State tax money23%Fines and other14%Fees for services8.7%Federal tax money1.8%

What stands out

12%

of Groveland Township's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes52%

Property tax
40%$1.1 million
Other taxes
12%$345 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$203 thousand
  • Other licenses$139 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.7%

Fees for services
8.7%$247 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$247 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.8%

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

From the federal government
1.8%$50 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$652 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
14%$406 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails59%Running the government and other costs26%Roads, transit and parking8.3%Sent to other local governments4.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.6%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

59%

of Groveland 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
59%$1.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$1.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$96 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$21 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$816 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$551 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$161 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$104 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.3%$261 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$261 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.5%$142 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$141 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.6%$50 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$50 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$7 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Groveland 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 Groveland 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.