Township government · Clinton County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Essex Township took in $271 thousand and spent $356 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money50%Township taxes44%Fees for services5.5%

What stands out

50%

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

Township taxes44%

Property tax
44%$120 thousand

Fees for services5.5%

Fees for services
5.5%$15 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money50%

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

From the state
50%$136 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments35%Running the government and other costs30%Roads, transit and parking26%Police, fire, courts and jails6.2%Health and hospitals2.0%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

35%

of Essex 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%

Sent to other local governments
35%$123 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$123 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$108 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$36 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$36 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$35 thousand
  • Government buildings$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$91 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$91 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.2%$22 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$22 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.0%$7 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Essex Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended May 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Essex 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.