Township government · Grand Traverse County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Whitewater Township took in $1.5 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes55%State tax money23%Fees for services (parks and recreation, sewer)17%Fines and other5.2%

What stands out

17%

of Whitewater 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 taxes55%

Property tax
53%$770 thousand
Other taxes
2.3%$34 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$30 thousand
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$250 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$133 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$106 thousand
  • Sewer$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$331 thousand

Fines and other5.2%

Interest, rents and other
5.2%$76 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs54%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Parks, recreation and libraries17%Roads, transit and parking2.2%Sent to other local governments0.7%

What stands out

17%

of Whitewater Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
54%$660 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$393 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$164 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$79 thousand
  • Government buildings$24 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$316 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$224 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$92 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
17%$210 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$210 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.2%$27 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$27 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.7%$9 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$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Whitewater 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 Whitewater 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.