Township government · Barry County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Thornapple Township took in $2.3 million and spent $2.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes44%Fees for services (sewer)28%State tax money26%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

28%

of Thornapple 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 taxes44%

Property tax
44%$1.0 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$656 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and sewer
  • Other service charges$552 thousand
  • Sewer$104 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$613 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$33 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Health and hospitals23%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Roads, transit and parking8.9%Interest on debt<0.1%

What stands out

23%

of Thornapple Township's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
36%$892 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$448 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$253 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$170 thousand
  • Government buildings$21 thousand
Health and hospitals
23%$588 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$588 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$424 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$424 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$374 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$374 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.9%$224 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$224 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Thornapple 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 Thornapple 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.