Township government · Montcalm County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Montcalm Township took in $611 thousand and spent $288 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money56%Township taxes41%Fees for services (parks and recreation)1.1%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

56%

of Montcalm Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Township taxes41%

Property tax
41%$252 thousand

Fees for services1.1%

Fees for services
1.1%$7 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$6 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money56%

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

From the state
56%$345 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs49%Police, fire, courts and jails46%Interest on debt5.2%

What stands out

46%

of Montcalm 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%

Running the government and other costs
49%$140 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$50 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$42 thousand
  • Government buildings$33 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$15 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
46%$133 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$133 thousand
Interest on debt
5.2%$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Montcalm 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 Montcalm 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.