Township government · Allegan County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Overisel Township took in $1.9 million and spent $1.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes75%State tax money18%County and local tax money3.7%Fines and other2.3%Fees for services0.7%

What stands out

72%

of Overisel Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes75%

Property tax
72%$1.4 million
Other taxes
2.9%$55 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$48 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$13 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$348 thousand

County and local tax money3.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.7%$70 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$43 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking63%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Running the government and other costs14%Parks, recreation and libraries2.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.2%

What stands out

19%

of Overisel Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
63%$988 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$988 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$301 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$210 thousand
  • Police$46 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$44 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$216 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$80 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$72 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$58 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$38 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$38 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.2%$35 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$35 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Overisel 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 Overisel 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.