Township government · Livingston County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Oceola Township took in $6.1 million and spent $3.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other42%State tax money30%Township taxes25%Fees for services (sewer, water)2.2%

What stands out

42%

of Oceola Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 3.3%.

Township taxes25%

Property tax
22%$1.4 million
Other taxes
2.9%$175 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$165 thousand
  • Other licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.2%

Fees for services
2.2%$132 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$97 thousand
  • Other service charges$25 thousand
  • Water$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$1.9 million

Fines and other42%

Interest, rents and other
42%$2.6 million

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking43%Sent to other local governments26%Running the government and other costs26%Parks, recreation and libraries3.9%Police, fire, courts and jails0.5%

What stands out

26%

of Oceola Township's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
43%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
Sent to other local governments
26%$952 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$952 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$945 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$371 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$308 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$192 thousand
  • Government buildings$74 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.9%$140 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$140 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.5%$17 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Oceola 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 Oceola 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.