Township government · Kalkaska County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Clearwater Township took in $996 thousand and spent $901 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes47%State tax money27%Fees for services14%Fines and other11%County and local tax money0.9%

What stands out

14%

of Clearwater 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 taxes47%

Property tax
47%$472 thousand

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$135 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$135 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$273 thousand

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$9 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$107 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs41%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Sent to other local governments18%Roads, transit and parking15%Parks, recreation and libraries6.1%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

18%

of Clearwater 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
41%$367 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)$140 thousand
  • Government buildings$106 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$67 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$54 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$177 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$144 thousand
  • Police$21 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$12 thousand
Sent to other local governments
18%$161 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$161 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$139 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$139 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.1%$55 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$55 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Clearwater 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 Clearwater 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.