Township government · Cass County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Ontwa Township took in $3.6 million and spent $4.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes44%Fees for services (sewer)33%State tax money15%Fines and other7.7%

What stands out

33%

of Ontwa Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes44%

Property tax
41%$1.5 million
Other taxes
2.6%$92 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$92 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$1.2 million
  • Other service charges$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$544 thousand

Fines and other7.7%

Interest, rents and other
7.4%$264 thousand
Fines
0.4%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs47%Water, sewer, trash and utilities39%Roads, transit and parking5.6%Sent to other local governments5.6%Police, fire, courts and jails2.4%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

39%

of Ontwa Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
47%$1.9 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$1.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$246 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$104 thousand
  • Government buildings$49 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
39%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$1.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.6%$231 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$231 thousand
Sent to other local governments
5.6%$231 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$231 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.4%$100 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation and courts and legal services
  • Inspections and regulation$93 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$10 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ontwa 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 Ontwa 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.