Township government · Oscoda County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Big Creek Township took in $795 thousand and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes47%State tax money38%Fees for services (parks and recreation)11%Federal tax money2.4%Fines and other1.6%

What stands out

10%

of Big Creek Township's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes47%

Property tax
37%$293 thousand
Other taxes
10%$82 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$82 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$86 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$76 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.4%

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

From the federal government
2.4%$19 thousand

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$302 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments35%Roads, transit and parking32%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Parks, recreation and libraries1.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.4%

What stands out

35%

of Big Creek 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%

Sent to other local governments
35%$411 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$411 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
32%$374 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$374 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$233 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)$117 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$87 thousand
  • Government buildings$17 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$12 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$125 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$119 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$22 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$22 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.4%$17 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Big 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 Big 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.