Township government · Mackinac County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Clark Township took in $3.0 million and spent $2.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes40%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)32%Fines and other19%State tax money9.5%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

32%

of Clark 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 taxes40%

Property tax
40%$1.2 million

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$938 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$558 thousand
  • Other service charges$312 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$68 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.5%

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

From the state
9.5%$279 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$7 thousand

Fines and other19%

Interest, rents and other
19%$547 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Running the government and other costs33%Roads, transit and parking9.6%Police, fire, courts and jails9.3%Health and hospitals6.8%All other spending7.7%

What stands out

34%

of Clark 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$992 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$797 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$195 thousand
Running the government and other costs
33%$964 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$348 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$307 thousand
  • Government buildings$161 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$148 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.6%$283 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$262 thousand
  • Airports$21 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.3%$274 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$212 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$62 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.8%$201 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$201 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.1%$178 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$178 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$49 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Clark 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 Clark 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.