Township government · Kent County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Vergennes Township took in $989 thousand and spent $1.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended April 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money53%Township taxes41%Fines and other4.4%Fees for services2.1%

What stands out

53%

of Vergennes Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Township taxes41%

Property tax
37%$364 thousand
Other taxes
3.8%$38 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$38 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.1%

Fees for services
2.1%$21 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and other government-run businesses
  • Other service charges$19 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money53%

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

From the state
53%$522 thousand

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
4.4%$44 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs74%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Sent to other local governments9.3%Interest on debt1.3%Roads, transit and parking1.2%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

74%

of Vergennes 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
74%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$802 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$186 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$61 thousand
  • Government buildings$31 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$176 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$127 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$49 thousand
Sent to other local governments
9.3%$136 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$127 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$9 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$19 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.2%$17 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$17 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.1%$16 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$8 thousand
  • Water supply$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$14 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Vergennes Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Vergennes 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.