Township government · Calhoun County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Clarence Township took in $721 thousand and spent $755 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer)34%State tax money30%Township taxes25%Fines and other11%

What stands out

34%

of Clarence 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 taxes25%

Property tax
22%$156 thousand
Other taxes
3.5%$25 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$24 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$244 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other government-run businesses
  • Sewer$220 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$216 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$80 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking39%Running the government and other costs34%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Sent to other local governments10%Interest on debt4.1%

What stands out

10%

of Clarence 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%

Roads, transit and parking
39%$291 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$291 thousand
Running the government and other costs
34%$254 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$86 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$70 thousand
  • Government buildings$53 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$45 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$101 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$73 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$28 thousand
Sent to other local governments
10%$78 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$78 thousand
Interest on debt
4.1%$31 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Clarence 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 Clarence 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.