Township government · Allegan County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Valley Township took in $945 thousand and spent $736 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes59%State tax money26%Federal tax money9.6%Fines and other3.4%Fees for services1.9%

What stands out

10%

of Valley Township's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes59%

Property tax
52%$493 thousand
Other taxes
7.2%$68 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$68 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.9%

Fees for services
1.9%$18 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.6%

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

From the federal government
9.6%$91 thousand

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$243 thousand

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$32 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs79%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Health and hospitals1.6%Roads, transit and parking0.1%

What stands out

79%

of Valley Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
79%$579 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$309 thousand
  • Government buildings$124 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$84 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$62 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$144 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$89 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$55 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.6%$12 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Valley 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 Valley 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.