Township government · Kent County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Lowell Charter Township took in $2.3 million and spent $1.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)55%State tax money29%Township taxes9.8%Fines and other5.7%

What stands out

55%

of Lowell Charter 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 taxes9.8%

Property tax
8.4%$193 thousand
Other taxes
1.3%$30 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$29 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services55%

Fees for services
55%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$853 thousand
  • Sewer$381 thousand
  • Other service charges$30 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$665 thousand

Fines and other5.7%

Interest, rents and other
5.3%$122 thousand
Fines
0.4%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Sent to other local governments11%Roads, transit and parking3.2%

What stands out

38%

of Lowell Charter 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
38%$682 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$682 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$424 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$174 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$162 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$88 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$222 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$199 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$23 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$213 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$213 thousand
Sent to other local governments
11%$199 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$199 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.2%$57 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$57 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lowell Charter Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 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 Lowell 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.