Township government · Muskegon County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Ravenna Township took in $697 thousand and spent $569 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes49%State tax money33%Fines and other6.5%Federal tax money5.0%County and local tax money4.2%Fees for services1.9%

What stands out

5%

of Ravenna Township's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes49%

Property tax
49%$339 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.9%

Fees for services
1.9%$13 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.0%

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

From the federal government
5.0%$35 thousand

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$231 thousand

County and local tax money4.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.2%$29 thousand

Fines and other6.5%

Interest, rents and other
6.5%$45 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs45%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Roads, transit and parking9.0%Social services6.0%Health and hospitals5.1%All other spending10%

What stands out

25%

of Ravenna Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
45%$257 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$103 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$71 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$51 thousand
  • Government buildings$32 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$140 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$129 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$11 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.0%$51 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$51 thousand
Social services
6.0%$34 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$34 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.1%$29 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$29 thousand
Sent to other local governments
5.1%$29 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$29 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.3%$19 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$13 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ravenna 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 Ravenna 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.