Township government · Genesee County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Clayton Charter Township took in $3.9 million and spent $3.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)34%Township taxes32%State tax money20%Fines and other14%

What stands out

34%

of Clayton 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 taxes32%

Property tax
30%$1.1 million
Other taxes
2.9%$112 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$112 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$686 thousand
  • Water$474 thousand
  • Other service charges$154 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$776 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
13%$496 thousand
Fines
1.0%$38 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Roads, transit and parking21%Running the government and other costs15%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

35%

of Clayton Charter 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
35%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$934 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$695 thousand
  • Fire protection$157 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$82 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$707 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$707 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$491 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$345 thousand
  • Government buildings$67 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$41 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$38 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Clayton 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 Clayton 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.