Township government · Muskegon County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Whitehall Township took in $585 thousand and spent $671 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money32%Fees for services (sewer, water)31%Township taxes27%Fines and other7.7%County and local tax money2.6%

What stands out

31%

of Whitehall 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 taxes27%

Property tax
25%$148 thousand
Other taxes
1.9%$11 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$181 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$135 thousand
  • Water$37 thousand
  • Other service charges$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$185 thousand

County and local tax money2.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.6%$15 thousand

Fines and other7.7%

Interest, rents and other
7.7%$45 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs56%Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Roads, transit and parking4.3%Parks, recreation and libraries1.5%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

38%

of Whitehall Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
56%$377 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$259 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$52 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$50 thousand
  • Government buildings$16 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
38%$252 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$252 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.3%$29 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$29 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$10 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Whitehall 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 Whitehall 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.