Township government · Oceana County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Shelby Township took in $799 thousand and spent $3.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Township taxes59%State tax money24%Fines and other13%Fees for services3.8%

Township taxes59%

Property tax
59%$472 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.8%

Fees for services
3.8%$30 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$195 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$100 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking45%Sent to other local governments39%Running the government and other costs13%Police, fire, courts and jails2.7%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

39%

of Shelby 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%

Roads, transit and parking
45%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
Sent to other local governments
39%$1.5 million
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$1.5 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$481 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$241 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$164 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$76 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.7%$100 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$100 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Shelby 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 Shelby 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.