Township government · Oceana County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Pentwater Township took in $1.5 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes78%Fines and other9.2%State tax money6.5%Fees for services (garbage collection)5.6%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

9%

of Pentwater Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Township taxes78%

Property tax
76%$1.1 million
Other taxes
1.5%$22 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.6%

Fees for services
5.6%$81 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$58 thousand
  • Garbage collection$13 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.5%

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

From the state
6.5%$94 thousand

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$12 thousand

Fines and other9.2%

Interest, rents and other
9.0%$131 thousand
Fines
0.2%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs47%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Roads, transit and parking9.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.6%Interest on debt1.9%

What stands out

14%

of Pentwater Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
47%$711 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$259 thousand
  • Government buildings$182 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$155 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$115 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$369 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$337 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$32 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$212 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$212 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.2%$138 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$138 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.6%$39 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$36 thousand
  • Water supply$3 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$28 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Pentwater 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 Pentwater 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.