Township government · Ionia County, MI

North Plains Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), North Plains Township took in $224 thousand and spent $166 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money43%Township taxes35%Federal tax money21%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

21%

of North Plains Township's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes35%

Property tax
35%$79 thousand

Federal tax money21%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
21%$47 thousand

State tax money43%

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

From the state
43%$96 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs89%Police, fire, courts and jails11%

What stands out

89%

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

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
89%$148 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$95 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$37 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$16 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$18 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

North Plains 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 North Plains 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.