Township government · Van Buren County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Porter Township took in $1.4 million and spent $1.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fines and other42%Township taxes38%State tax money20%Fees for services0.3%

What stands out

42%

of Porter 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 taxes38%

Property tax
30%$430 thousand
Other taxes
7.7%$109 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$109 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$4 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$277 thousand

Fines and other42%

Interest, rents and other
42%$597 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs40%Roads, transit and parking32%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Interest on debt10%Health and hospitals<0.1%

What stands out

10%

of Porter Township's spending goes to interest on debt.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
40%$454 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$267 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$68 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$66 thousand
  • Government buildings$53 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
32%$368 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$368 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$203 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$129 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$74 thousand
Interest on debt
10%$114 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Porter Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Porter 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.