Township government · Barry County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hastings Charter Township took in $636 thousand and spent $758 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money50%Township taxes39%Fines and other11%Fees for services0.2%

What stands out

50%

of Hastings Charter Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Township taxes39%

Property tax
39%$245 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money50%

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

From the state
50%$316 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$70 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments37%Running the government and other costs21%Parks, recreation and libraries21%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Roads, transit and parking5.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.9%

What stands out

37%

of Hastings Charter Township's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
37%$278 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$278 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$157 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$63 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$54 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$27 thousand
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
21%$156 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$150 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$87 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$87 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.7%$43 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$43 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.9%$37 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$37 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hastings Charter 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 Hastings 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.