Township government · Muskegon County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Moorland Township took in $447 thousand and spent $836 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes43%State tax money38%County and local tax money13%Fines and other4.5%Fees for services0.2%

What stands out

13%

of Moorland 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 taxes43%

Property tax
43%$192 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$172 thousand

County and local tax money13%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
13%$60 thousand

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails70%Running the government and other costs23%Roads, transit and parking4.4%Sent to other local governments1.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.6%

What stands out

70%

of Moorland 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
70%$583 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$583 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$196 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)$97 thousand
  • Government buildings$41 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$37 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$21 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.4%$37 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$37 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.8%$15 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$15 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.6%$5 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Moorland 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 Moorland 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.