Township government · Barry County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Prairieville Township took in $1.5 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes54%State tax money25%Fees for services (parks and recreation, sewer)13%Fines and other8.7%

What stands out

13%

of Prairieville 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 taxes54%

Property tax
48%$711 thousand
Other taxes
5.4%$80 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$60 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$194 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; other service charges and 1 more
  • Parks and recreation$110 thousand
  • Other service charges$81 thousand
  • Sewer$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$364 thousand

Fines and other8.7%

Interest, rents and other
8.5%$125 thousand
Fines
0.3%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Roads, transit and parking22%Parks, recreation and libraries18%Sent to other local governments6.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.0%

What stands out

18%

of Prairieville 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
27%$309 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$111 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$105 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$80 thousand
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$286 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$134 thousand
  • Fire protection$96 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$56 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$250 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$250 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
18%$206 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$150 thousand
  • Libraries$56 thousand
Sent to other local governments
6.1%$69 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$69 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.0%$11 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Prairieville 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 Prairieville 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.