Township government · Antrim County, MI

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

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

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes82%Fees for services9.7%State tax money8.1%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

10%

of Torch Lake 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 taxes82%

Property tax
80%$1.3 million
Other taxes
1.9%$31 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.7%

Fees for services
9.7%$161 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and other government-run businesses
  • Other service charges$127 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.1%

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

From the state
8.1%$133 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals41%Running the government and other costs40%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Parks, recreation and libraries2.6%Roads, transit and parking0.9%Sent to other local governments0.9%

What stands out

41%

of Torch Lake 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%

Health and hospitals
41%$613 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$613 thousand
Running the government and other costs
40%$589 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$357 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$120 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$79 thousand
  • Government buildings$33 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$211 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$208 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.6%$39 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$39 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.9%$13 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$13 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.9%$13 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$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Torch 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 Torch 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.