Township government · Mecosta County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Morton Township took in $2.2 million and spent $2.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes65%State tax money23%Fines and other9.5%Fees for services2.4%County and local tax money1.0%

What stands out

8.5%

of Morton Township's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes65%

Property tax
56%$1.2 million
Other taxes
8.5%$189 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$132 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$56 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.4%

Fees for services
2.4%$54 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$54 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$500 thousand

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$22 thousand

Fines and other9.5%

Interest, rents and other
8.4%$187 thousand
Fines
1.1%$24 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Parks, recreation and libraries18%Roads, transit and parking15%Sent to other local governments9.7%All other spending10%

What stands out

18%

of Morton 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%

Running the government and other costs
25%$559 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$325 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$135 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$55 thousand
  • Government buildings$44 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$491 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$402 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$89 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
18%$406 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$388 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$18 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$323 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$323 thousand
Sent to other local governments
9.7%$216 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$216 thousand
Interest on debt
3.9%$86 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.6%$79 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$79 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.7%$60 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$60 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Morton 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 Morton 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.