Township government · Lake County, MI

Pleasant Plains Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Pleasant Plains Township took in $1.0 million and spent $903 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fines and other48%Township taxes37%State tax money12%Fees for services (garbage collection)3.0%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

40%

of Pleasant Plains 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 taxes37%

Property tax
37%$389 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 services3.0%

Fees for services
3.0%$31 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$24 thousand
  • Other service charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$1 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$122 thousand

Fines and other48%

Interest, rents and other
40%$419 thousand
Fines
7.7%$81 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs33%Parks, recreation and libraries32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Police, fire, courts and jails6.9%Sent to other local governments6.9%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

32%

of Pleasant Plains 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
33%$300 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)$92 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$88 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$75 thousand
  • Government buildings$45 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
32%$292 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$292 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$180 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$180 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.9%$62 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$62 thousand
Sent to other local governments
6.9%$62 thousand
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$62 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.7%$6 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Pleasant Plains Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Pleasant Plains 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.