Township government · Clinton County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Bingham Township took in $960 thousand and spent $733 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes45%State tax money32%Fees for services (sewer, water)21%Fines and other2.2%

What stands out

21%

of Bingham 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
44%$421 thousand
Other taxes
1.4%$13 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$10 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$200 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$170 thousand
  • Water$24 thousand
  • Other service charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$305 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Sent to other local governments21%Police, fire, courts and jails8.2%Health and hospitals2.5%All other spending4.5%

What stands out

28%

of Bingham 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%

Running the government and other costs
36%$264 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$125 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$71 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$52 thousand
  • Government buildings$16 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$206 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$203 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$3 thousand
Sent to other local governments
21%$152 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$152 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.2%$60 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$60 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.5%$18 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$18 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.5%$18 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$18 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$12 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$7 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bingham 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 Bingham 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.