Township government · Montcalm County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Richland Township took in $665 thousand and spent $593 thousand.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

State tax money44%Township taxes40%Fees for services8.3%Fines and other4.7%County and local tax money2.4%

What stands out

44%

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

Township taxes40%

Property tax
38%$256 thousand
Other taxes
2.0%$13 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.3%

Fees for services
8.3%$55 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$55 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money44%

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

From the state
44%$294 thousand

County and local tax money2.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.4%$16 thousand

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$31 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Roads, transit and parking29%Parks, recreation and libraries18%Police, fire, courts and jails15%

What stands out

18%

of Richland 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
38%$228 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$82 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$73 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$41 thousand
  • Government buildings$32 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
29%$172 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$172 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
18%$107 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$95 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$86 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$86 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Richland 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 Richland 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.