Township government · Mecosta County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Mecosta Township took in $1.1 million and spent $985 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money44%Township taxes32%County and local tax money22%Fines and other1.6%Fees for services1.3%

What stands out

22%

of Mecosta Township's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes32%

Property tax
27%$305 thousand
Other taxes
4.2%$47 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$47 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.3%

Fees for services
1.3%$14 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money44%

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

From the state
44%$484 thousand

County and local tax money22%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
22%$243 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$18 thousand

Where it goes

Parks, recreation and libraries41%Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Roads, transit and parking11%Health and hospitals2.3%Interest on debt0.5%

What stands out

41%

of Mecosta 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%

Parks, recreation and libraries
41%$405 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$405 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$291 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$92 thousand
  • Government buildings$82 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$71 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$46 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$153 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$114 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$39 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$108 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$108 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.3%$23 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$23 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Mecosta 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 Mecosta 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.