Township government · Kent County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Sparta Township took in $1.5 million and spent $1.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes52%State tax money37%Federal tax money4.2%Fines and other3.6%Fees for services2.8%

What stands out

12%

of Sparta 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 taxes52%

Property tax
40%$621 thousand
Other taxes
12%$184 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$124 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$57 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.8%

Fees for services
2.8%$43 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$43 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.2%

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

From the federal government
4.2%$65 thousand

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$570 thousand

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$41 thousand
Fines
0.9%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Parks, recreation and libraries26%Sent to other local governments17%

What stands out

26%

of Sparta 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
30%$523 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$237 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$125 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$108 thousand
  • Government buildings$53 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$470 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$391 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$79 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
26%$443 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$293 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$150 thousand
Sent to other local governments
17%$291 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$291 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sparta 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 Sparta 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.