Township government · Grand Traverse County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Peninsula Township took in $6.2 million and spent $5.3 million.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

Township taxes63%Fees for services (water, sewer)17%State tax money11%Federal tax money4.9%Fines and other4.1%

What stands out

17%

of Peninsula 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 taxes63%

Property tax
62%$3.8 million
Other taxes
1.3%$81 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$81 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$489 thousand
  • Sewer$468 thousand
  • Other service charges$61 thousand
  • Road charges$25 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.9%

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

From the federal government
4.9%$307 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$706 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$259 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails55%Running the government and other costs27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Interest on debt4.8%Parks, recreation and libraries2.1%

What stands out

55%

of Peninsula 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
55%$2.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$2.8 million
  • Police$92 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$1.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$723 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$348 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$309 thousand
  • Government buildings$38 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$603 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$598 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$5 thousand
Interest on debt
4.8%$253 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$109 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$109 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Peninsula 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 Peninsula 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.