Township government · Houghton County, MI

Calumet Charter Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Calumet Charter Township took in $1.4 million and spent $1.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes49%State tax money27%Fines and other12%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)11%Federal tax money1.1%

What stands out

11%

of Calumet Charter 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 taxes49%

Property tax
46%$644 thousand
Other taxes
3.1%$43 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$43 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$154 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Water$73 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$56 thousand
  • Other service charges$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.1%

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

From the federal government
1.1%$15 thousand

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$385 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$164 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs40%Roads, transit and parking26%Parks, recreation and libraries22%Police, fire, courts and jails7.6%Sent to other local governments2.3%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

22%

of Calumet Charter Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.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%$608 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$382 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$130 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$96 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$395 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$395 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
22%$331 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$331 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.6%$115 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$112 thousand
  • Police$3 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.3%$35 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$34 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$1 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$23 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.9%$13 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Calumet Charter Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Calumet Charter 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.