Township government · Barry County, MI

Rutland Charter Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Rutland Charter Township took in $1.3 million and spent $1.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes56%State tax money33%Fines and other7.9%Fees for services3.7%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

7.8%

of Rutland Charter Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Township taxes56%

Property tax
54%$694 thousand
Other taxes
1.7%$22 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$16 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.7%

Fees for services
3.7%$47 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$47 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$1 thousand

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$421 thousand

Fines and other7.9%

Interest, rents and other
7.8%$101 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs33%Parks, recreation and libraries24%Roads, transit and parking19%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Sent to other local governments8.1%

What stands out

24%

of Rutland Charter 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
33%$347 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$157 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$93 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$71 thousand
  • Government buildings$26 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
24%$251 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$251 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$204 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$204 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$165 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$129 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$36 thousand
Sent to other local governments
8.1%$85 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$85 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Rutland Charter Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Rutland Charter 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.