Township government · Wexford County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Clam Lake Township took in $703 thousand and spent $767 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes54%State tax money39%Fines and other3.7%County and local tax money2.1%Fees for services1.7%

What stands out

39%

of Clam Lake Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Township taxes54%

Property tax
52%$364 thousand
Other taxes
2.1%$15 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.7%

Fees for services
1.7%$12 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$271 thousand

County and local tax money2.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.1%$15 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$26 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Sent to other local governments26%Roads, transit and parking7.8%Parks, recreation and libraries0.9%

What stands out

26%

of Clam Lake 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
37%$286 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)$119 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$63 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$63 thousand
  • Government buildings$41 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$214 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$214 thousand
Sent to other local governments
26%$200 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$200 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.8%$60 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$60 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$7 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Clam Lake Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Clam 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.