Township government · Lake County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Yates Township took in $3.2 million and spent $2.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (transit fares, sewer)28%State tax money25%Federal tax money20%Township taxes18%Fines and other8.7%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

28%

of Yates 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 taxes18%

Property tax
17%$554 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$17 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$898 thousand
What's in fees for servicesTransit fares; sewer and 1 more
  • Transit fares$672 thousand
  • Sewer$181 thousand
  • Other service charges$45 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money20%

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

From the federal government
20%$648 thousand

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$814 thousand

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$17 thousand

Fines and other8.7%

Interest, rents and other
8.7%$280 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking66%Running the government and other costs21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.1%Police, fire, courts and jails2.1%Interest on debt2.1%Parks, recreation and libraries1.0%

What stands out

8.1%

of Yates 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%

Roads, transit and parking
66%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit
  • Public transit$1.6 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$489 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$239 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$101 thousand
  • Government buildings$90 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$59 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.1%$191 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$98 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$93 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.1%$49 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$49 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$49 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$23 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$23 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Yates 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 Yates 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.