Township government · Ionia County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Ronald Township took in $291 thousand and spent $392 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money68%Township taxes15%Fees for services14%Fines and other2.7%

What stands out

68%

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

Township taxes15%

Property tax
14%$42 thousand
Other taxes
1.0%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$40 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$40 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money68%

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

From the state
68%$198 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Running the government and other costs30%Roads, transit and parking17%Sent to other local governments17%Health and hospitals2.8%

What stands out

17%

of Ronald Township's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$133 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$133 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$118 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)$51 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$39 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$19 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$65 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$65 thousand
Sent to other local governments
17%$65 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$65 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.8%$11 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ronald Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Ronald 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.