Township government · Ionia County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Lyons Township took in $847 thousand and spent $627 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other45%Township taxes29%State tax money20%Fees for services6.1%

What stands out

45%

of Lyons 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 taxes29%

Property tax
29%$246 thousand

Fees for services6.1%

Fees for services
6.1%$52 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and other government-run businesses
  • Other service charges$49 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$170 thousand

Fines and other45%

Interest, rents and other
45%$379 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs71%Roads, transit and parking11%Sent to other local governments11%Health and hospitals4.0%Police, fire, courts and jails3.7%

What stands out

71%

of Lyons Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
71%$447 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$289 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$75 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$57 thousand
  • Government buildings$26 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$66 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$66 thousand
Sent to other local governments
11%$66 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$66 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.0%$25 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$25 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.7%$23 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$21 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lyons 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 Lyons 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.