Township government · Clinton County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Bengal Township took in $547 thousand and spent $349 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes55%State tax money34%Fees for services7.1%Fines and other3.7%

What stands out

7.1%

of Bengal 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
55%$302 thousand

Fees for services7.1%

Fees for services
7.1%$39 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$39 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$186 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs40%Sent to other local governments32%Roads, transit and parking26%Health and hospitals0.9%Police, fire, courts and jails0.6%

What stands out

32%

of Bengal 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
40%$141 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$53 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$40 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$38 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
Sent to other local governments
32%$113 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$90 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$23 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$90 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$90 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.6%$2 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bengal 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 Bengal 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.