Township government · Ontonagon County, MI

Carp Lake Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Carp Lake Township took in $826 thousand and spent $384 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer)61%Township taxes23%State tax money9.9%Fines and other5.9%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

61%

of Carp Lake 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 taxes23%

Property tax
23%$193 thousand

Fees for services61%

Fees for services
61%$500 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$494 thousand
  • Other service charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$2 thousand

State tax money9.9%

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

From the state
9.9%$82 thousand

Fines and other5.9%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$38 thousand
Fines
1.3%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs48%Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Police, fire, courts and jails5.2%Interest on debt4.4%Roads, transit and parking0.5%

What stands out

31%

of Carp Lake 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
48%$186 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$66 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$59 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$34 thousand
  • Government buildings$27 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$120 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$120 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$39 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$33 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.2%$20 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$16 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$4 thousand
Interest on debt
4.4%$17 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.5%$2 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Carp Lake Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Carp Lake 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.