Township government · Ottawa County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Holland Charter Township took in $33.6 million and spent $31.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services50%Township taxes24%State tax money14%Fines and other12%

What stands out

50%

of Holland Charter Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Township taxes24%

Property tax
21%$7.0 million
Other taxes
3.6%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.2 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services50%

Fees for services
50%$16.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$16.9 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$14 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$4.6 million

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$3.9 million
Fines
0.2%$56 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities39%Sent to other local governments29%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Running the government and other costs7.9%Parks, recreation and libraries4.6%All other spending4.8%

What stands out

29%

of Holland Charter Township's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
39%$12.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$11.4 million
  • Water supply$829 thousand
Sent to other local governments
29%$9.1 million
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$9.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$4.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$1.9 million
  • Police$1.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$624 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.9%$2.4 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$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$662 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$587 thousand
  • Government buildings$59 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.6%$1.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.1%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Interest on debt
0.7%$211 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Holland 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 Holland 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.