Township government · Allegan County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Gunplain Charter Township took in $2.8 million and spent $1.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes44%Fees for services (sewer, water)26%State tax money25%Fines and other3.5%County and local tax money2.1%

What stands out

26%

of Gunplain Charter 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 taxes44%

Property tax
42%$1.2 million
Other taxes
2.1%$60 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$60 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$727 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$443 thousand
  • Water$154 thousand
  • Other service charges$130 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$692 thousand

County and local tax money2.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.1%$60 thousand

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$97 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Roads, transit and parking14%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Parks, recreation and libraries1.4%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

28%

of Gunplain Charter 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%

Running the government and other costs
42%$809 thousand
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$545 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$132 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$113 thousand
  • Government buildings$19 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$537 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$537 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$272 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$272 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$256 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$119 thousand
  • Police$77 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$60 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$26 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$26 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$14 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$14 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Gunplain Charter 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 Gunplain 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.