Township government · Ottawa County, MI

Spring Lake Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Spring Lake Township took in $11.7 million and spent $10.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)32%Township taxes25%Fines and other20%State tax money13%County and local tax money6.8%Federal tax money2.7%

What stands out

20%

of Spring Lake Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 3.3%.

Township taxes25%

Property tax
19%$2.3 million
Other taxes
5.4%$633 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$344 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$286 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$3.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$2.3 million
  • Sewer$1.3 million
  • Other service charges$220 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.7%

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

From the federal government
2.7%$313 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$1.5 million

County and local tax money6.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.8%$799 thousand

Fines and other20%

Interest, rents and other
20%$2.4 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Sent to other local governments16%Running the government and other costs16%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Police, fire, courts and jails13%All other spending14%

What stands out

16%

of Spring Lake Township's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$3.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$2.6 million
  • Water supply$322 thousand
Sent to other local governments
16%$1.7 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$1.7 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$1.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$716 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$497 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$468 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$1.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$864 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$296 thousand
  • Police$201 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Interest on debt
3.3%$347 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$191 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$156 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Spring Lake 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 Spring Lake 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.