Township government · Allegan County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Watson Township took in $645 thousand and spent $787 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes59%State tax money38%Fines and other2.3%Fees for services1.1%

What stands out

38%

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

Township taxes59%

Property tax
54%$350 thousand
Other taxes
4.8%$31 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$30 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.1%

Fees for services
1.1%$7 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$242 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments33%Running the government and other costs32%Roads, transit and parking15%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.7%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

33%

of Watson Township's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
33%$262 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$262 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$251 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$100 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$76 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$45 thousand
  • Government buildings$30 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$121 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$121 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$103 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$72 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$27 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.7%$37 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$37 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.5%$12 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Watson 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 Watson 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.