Township government · Allegan County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Martin Township took in $1.1 million and spent $1.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes59%State tax money23%Fines and other8.9%County and local tax money5.2%Fees for services4.0%Federal tax money0.5%

What stands out

7.5%

of Martin 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 taxes59%

Property tax
56%$639 thousand
Other taxes
2.2%$25 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$19 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.0%

Fees for services
4.0%$45 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$45 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%$6 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$257 thousand

County and local tax money5.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.2%$59 thousand

Fines and other8.9%

Interest, rents and other
7.5%$85 thousand
Fines
1.4%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking53%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Running the government and other costs15%Parks, recreation and libraries3.9%Interest on debt0.8%

What stands out

27%

of Martin 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%

Roads, transit and parking
53%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$509 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$509 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$291 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$129 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$87 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$55 thousand
  • Government buildings$20 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.9%$73 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$71 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Martin Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Martin 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.