Township government · Ottawa County, MI

Port Sheldon Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Port Sheldon Township took in $2.3 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes68%State tax money26%Fines and other3.6%Fees for services (water)2.1%

What stands out

11%

of Port Sheldon Township's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes68%

Property tax
58%$1.3 million
Other taxes
11%$249 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$180 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$67 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.1%

Fees for services
2.1%$49 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and water
  • Other service charges$29 thousand
  • Water$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$600 thousand

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$82 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs46%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Roads, transit and parking7.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.2%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

13%

of Port Sheldon 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
46%$591 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$272 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$180 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$94 thousand
  • Government buildings$45 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$297 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$196 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$67 thousand
  • Police$34 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$163 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$95 thousand
  • Libraries$68 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.8%$100 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$100 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.2%$92 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$68 thousand
  • Sewer systems$24 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.7%$34 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$34 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Port Sheldon 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 Port Sheldon 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.