Township government · St Joseph County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Nottawa Township took in $1.1 million and spent $942 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes60%State tax money26%Fines and other7.3%Fees for services4.4%County and local tax money1.7%

What stands out

7.3%

of Nottawa Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Township taxes60%

Property tax
55%$628 thousand
Other taxes
4.8%$54 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$54 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.4%

Fees for services
4.4%$50 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$50 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$299 thousand

County and local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.7%$19 thousand

Fines and other7.3%

Interest, rents and other
7.3%$83 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs48%Parks, recreation and libraries25%Roads, transit and parking17%Police, fire, courts and jails8.1%Health and hospitals1.4%

What stands out

25%

of Nottawa 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
48%$456 thousand
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$194 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$155 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$75 thousand
  • Government buildings$32 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
25%$236 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$236 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$161 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$161 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.1%$76 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation and fire protection
  • Inspections and regulation$39 thousand
  • Fire protection$37 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.4%$13 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Nottawa 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 Nottawa 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.