Township government · Emmet County, MI

Bear Creek Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Bear Creek Township took in $4.2 million and spent $3.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes45%Fees for services27%State tax money18%County and local tax money9.9%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

27%

of Bear Creek 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 taxes45%

Property tax
39%$1.7 million
Other taxes
6.1%$261 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$248 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$744 thousand

County and local tax money9.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
9.9%$419 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$32 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Roads, transit and parking25%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Running the government and other costs15%Parks, recreation and libraries8.7%

What stands out

33%

of Bear Creek 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$114 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$908 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$908 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$676 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$480 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$196 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$567 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)$292 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$149 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$92 thousand
  • Government buildings$34 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.7%$323 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$202 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$121 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bear Creek 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 Bear Creek 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.