Township government · Allegan County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2024), Leighton Township took in $3.7 million and spent $2.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes53%State tax money22%Fees for services (sewer)14%Fines and other11%

What stands out

14%

of Leighton Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes53%

Property tax
46%$1.7 million
Other taxes
6.7%$248 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$245 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$499 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$396 thousand
  • Other service charges$103 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$825 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
10%$375 thousand
Fines
0.9%$32 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails27%Roads, transit and parking24%Running the government and other costs19%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

15%

of Leighton Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$680 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$419 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$169 thousand
  • Police$92 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$602 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$602 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$486 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$170 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$123 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$103 thousand
  • Government buildings$90 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$371 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$356 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$332 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$238 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$94 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.2%$31 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$31 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Leighton Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Leighton 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.