Township government · Charlevoix County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Peaine Township took in $1.2 million and spent $1.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes35%Fees for services (garbage collection, airport)17%County and local tax money15%Fines and other12%Federal tax money12%State tax money8.8%

What stands out

17%

of Peaine 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
34%$401 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$195 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; airport and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$106 thousand
  • Airport$60 thousand
  • Other service charges$27 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$144 thousand

State tax money8.8%

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

From the state
8.8%$102 thousand

County and local tax money15%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
15%$174 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$145 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Roads, transit and parking29%Running the government and other costs22%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Interest on debt1.1%

What stands out

37%

of Peaine 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
37%$375 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$375 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
29%$288 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports and roads and highways
  • Airports$236 thousand
  • Roads and highways$52 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$224 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)$127 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$44 thousand
  • Government buildings$31 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$22 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$107 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$107 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Peaine 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 Peaine 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.