Township government · Ottawa County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Wright Township took in $874 thousand and spent $756 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes57%State tax money38%Federal tax money2.1%Fines and other1.4%Fees for services0.8%

What stands out

38%

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

Township taxes57%

Property tax
57%$495 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$5 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$7 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and other government-run businesses
  • Other service charges$6 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.1%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
2.1%$18 thousand

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$336 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs33%Sent to other local governments31%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Roads, transit and parking13%Parks, recreation and libraries0.5%Interest on debt0.1%

What stands out

31%

of Wright 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%

Running the government and other costs
33%$248 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$120 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$61 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$46 thousand
  • Government buildings$21 thousand
Sent to other local governments
31%$236 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$236 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$168 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$168 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$99 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$99 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wright 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 Wright 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.