Township government · Barry County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Hope Township took in $1.3 million and spent $1.9 million.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

Fines and other37%Township taxes36%State tax money26%Fees for services1.2%

What stands out

37%

of Hope Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Township taxes36%

Property tax
33%$437 thousand
Other taxes
3.0%$40 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$40 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.2%

Fees for services
1.2%$16 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and other government-run businesses
  • Other service charges$12 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$346 thousand

Fines and other37%

Interest, rents and other
37%$483 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments33%Roads, transit and parking26%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails6.4%Interest on debt3.5%All other spending5.7%

What stands out

33%

of Hope 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
33%$611 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$611 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$490 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$490 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$472 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$195 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$143 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$83 thousand
  • Government buildings$51 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.4%$119 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$83 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$36 thousand
Interest on debt
3.5%$66 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$56 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$44 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.4%$44 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$44 thousand
Social services
0.3%$6 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hope 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 Hope 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.