Township government · Allegan County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Otsego Township took in $2.4 million and spent $3.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes35%Fees for services (sewer, water)31%State tax money28%Fines and other4.6%County and local tax money1.2%

What stands out

31%

of Otsego 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 taxes35%

Property tax
31%$733 thousand
Other taxes
4.5%$107 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$77 thousand
  • Other licenses$29 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$735 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$347 thousand
  • Water$232 thousand
  • Other service charges$156 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$681 thousand

County and local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.2%$29 thousand

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$109 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Roads, transit and parking18%Running the government and other costs13%Police, fire, courts and jails8.4%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

35%

of Otsego 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%

Sent to other local governments
35%$1.1 million
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$1.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$794 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$719 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$75 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$566 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$566 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$400 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$165 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$92 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$74 thousand
  • Government buildings$69 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.4%$269 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$200 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$69 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$14 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$13 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Otsego 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 Otsego 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.