Township government · Ionia County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Odessa Township took in $729 thousand and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes56%State tax money28%Fines and other5.8%Federal tax money5.6%Fees for services5.1%

What stands out

5.6%

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

Township taxes56%

Property tax
56%$406 thousand
Other taxes
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.1%

Fees for services
5.1%$37 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.6%

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

From the federal government
5.6%$41 thousand

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$202 thousand

Fines and other5.8%

Interest, rents and other
5.8%$42 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs77%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Roads, transit and parking2.5%Sent to other local governments1.2%

What stands out

77%

of Odessa 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
77%$903 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$764 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$72 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$50 thousand
  • Government buildings$17 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$224 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$203 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$21 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.5%$29 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$29 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.2%$14 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$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Odessa 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 Odessa 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.