Township government · Allegan County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Saugatuck Township took in $2.3 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes67%State tax money20%Fees for services (water, sewer)10%Fines and other2.3%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

13%

of Saugatuck Township's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes67%

Property tax
54%$1.3 million
Other taxes
13%$305 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$244 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$61 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$241 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 1 more
  • Water$169 thousand
  • Other service charges$60 thousand
  • Sewer$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$474 thousand

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$14 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$55 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs57%Roads, transit and parking15%Sent to other local governments11%Police, fire, courts and jails8.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.7%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

11%

of Saugatuck 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%

Running the government and other costs
57%$865 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$478 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$249 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$111 thousand
  • Government buildings$27 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$222 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$222 thousand
Sent to other local governments
11%$167 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$167 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.0%$122 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation
  • Inspections and regulation$122 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.7%$102 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$68 thousand
  • Water supply$28 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.4%$21 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$21 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$20 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Saugatuck 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 Saugatuck 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.