Township government · Allegan County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Wayland Township took in $1.7 million and spent $2.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money56%State tax money24%Township taxes16%Fees for services2.4%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

56%

of Wayland Township's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes16%

Property tax
12%$204 thousand
Other taxes
3.8%$64 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$63 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.4%

Fees for services
2.4%$40 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$40 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$399 thousand

County and local tax money56%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
56%$942 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$24 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments42%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Roads, transit and parking20%Running the government and other costs13%Health and hospitals0.8%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

42%

of Wayland 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
42%$898 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$898 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$496 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$281 thousand
  • Police$170 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$38 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$429 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$429 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$268 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$111 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$85 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$56 thousand
  • Government buildings$16 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$18 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$18 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.8%$17 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$17 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wayland 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 Wayland 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.