Township government · Ionia County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Otisco Township took in $724 thousand and spent $632 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes60%State tax money34%County and local tax money3.9%Fines and other1.2%Fees for services1.0%

What stands out

34%

of Otisco Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Township taxes60%

Property tax
59%$424 thousand
Other taxes
1.5%$11 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$6 thousand
  • Other licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.0%

Fees for services
1.0%$7 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and other government-run businesses
  • Other service charges$6 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$245 thousand

County and local tax money3.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.9%$28 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$8 thousand
Fines
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Sent to other local governments22%Roads, transit and parking14%Health and hospitals1.9%

What stands out

22%

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

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
38%$238 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$91 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$76 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$47 thousand
  • Government buildings$24 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$156 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$97 thousand
  • Police$42 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$17 thousand
Sent to other local governments
22%$139 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$139 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$87 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$87 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.9%$12 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Otisco 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 Otisco 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.