Township government · St Joseph County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Lockport Township took in $928 thousand and spent $784 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money43%Fees for services (water)26%Township taxes25%Fines and other5.4%

What stands out

26%

of Lockport 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 taxes25%

Property tax
24%$225 thousand
Other taxes
1.2%$11 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$241 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater
  • Water$241 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money43%

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

From the state
43%$401 thousand

Fines and other5.4%

Fines
2.9%$27 thousand
Interest, rents and other
2.5%$23 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs48%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Health and hospitals8.4%Parks, recreation and libraries5.0%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

19%

of Lockport Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
48%$379 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$226 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$87 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$59 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$148 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$148 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$142 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$142 thousand
Health and hospitals
8.4%$66 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$66 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.0%$39 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$39 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.9%$7 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lockport Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Lockport 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.