Township government · Allegan County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Lee Township took in $1.5 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other36%State tax money30%Township taxes28%Fees for services3.0%County and local tax money1.5%Federal tax money0.5%

What stands out

36%

of Lee 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 taxes28%

Property tax
23%$336 thousand
Other taxes
5.8%$87 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$87 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.0%

Fees for services
3.0%$44 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$8 thousand

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$450 thousand

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$22 thousand

Fines and other36%

Interest, rents and other
36%$543 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Running the government and other costs24%Sent to other local governments12%Health and hospitals11%Roads, transit and parking8.6%All other spending9.0%

What stands out

36%

of Lee Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$465 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$296 thousand
  • Police$87 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$82 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$313 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$161 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$66 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$51 thousand
  • Government buildings$35 thousand
Sent to other local governments
12%$154 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$154 thousand
Health and hospitals
11%$136 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$136 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.6%$111 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$111 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.8%$88 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$84 thousand
  • Sewer systems$2 thousand
  • Water supply$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$17 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lee 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 Lee 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.