Township government · Ottawa County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Tallmadge Charter Township took in $2.9 million and spent $1.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes48%State tax money28%Fees for services18%Fines and other6.4%

What stands out

18%

of Tallmadge Charter Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes48%

Property tax
37%$1.1 million
Other taxes
11%$313 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$313 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$519 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$519 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$819 thousand

Fines and other6.4%

Interest, rents and other
6.4%$188 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails47%Running the government and other costs34%Sent to other local governments10%Parks, recreation and libraries8.2%Roads, transit and parking0.7%

What stands out

47%

of Tallmadge Charter Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
47%$909 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$634 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$193 thousand
  • Police$82 thousand
Running the government and other costs
34%$646 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$387 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$107 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$103 thousand
  • Government buildings$49 thousand
Sent to other local governments
10%$195 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$195 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.2%$157 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$112 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$45 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.7%$14 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of Tallmadge 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.