Township government · Allegan County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Heath Township took in $1.6 million and spent $2.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes67%State tax money30%Fines and other1.6%Fees for services0.9%

What stands out

7.3%

of Heath 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 taxes67%

Property tax
60%$948 thousand
Other taxes
7.3%$116 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$115 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.9%

Fees for services
0.9%$15 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$480 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$26 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments40%Roads, transit and parking25%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Running the government and other costs14%Parks, recreation and libraries1.7%

What stands out

40%

of Heath 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
40%$918 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$918 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$567 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$567 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$457 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$372 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$85 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$315 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$107 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$77 thousand
  • Government buildings$71 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$60 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$38 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$25 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Heath 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 Heath 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.