Township government · Kalkaska County, MI

Rapid River Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Rapid River Township took in $570 thousand and spent $464 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes66%State tax money29%Fees for services2.3%Fines and other1.9%

What stands out

29%

of Rapid River Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Township taxes66%

Property tax
66%$378 thousand

Fees for services2.3%

Fees for services
2.3%$13 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$168 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$10 thousand
Fines
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs32%Roads, transit and parking30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Parks, recreation and libraries0.6%Health and hospitals0.2%

What stands out

22%

of Rapid River Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
32%$149 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)$67 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$41 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$28 thousand
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
30%$141 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$141 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$100 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$100 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$70 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$70 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Rapid River 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 Rapid River 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.