Township government · Muskegon County, MI

Muskegon Charter Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Muskegon Charter Township took in $11.9 million and spent $20.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes39%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)35%State tax money20%County and local tax money4.3%Fines and other1.7%

What stands out

35%

of Muskegon Charter Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Township taxes39%

Property tax
32%$3.8 million
Other taxes
7.0%$835 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$476 thousand
  • Other licenses$354 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$4.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Sewer$2.8 million
  • Garbage collection$835 thousand
  • Other service charges$584 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$2.4 million

County and local tax money4.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.3%$518 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$185 thousand
Fines
0.2%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs54%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.9%Sent to other local governments6.5%Roads, transit and parking5.4%All other spending3.5%

What stands out

54%

of Muskegon Charter Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
54%$10.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$9.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$518 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$466 thousand
  • Government buildings$76 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$4.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.0 million
  • Fire protection$1.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$467 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.9%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$417 thousand
Sent to other local governments
6.5%$1.3 million
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$1.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.4%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Interest on debt
2.8%$572 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$137 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$137 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Muskegon Charter Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Muskegon Charter 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.