Township government · Clare County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Freeman Township took in $596 thousand and spent $725 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes49%Fines and other26%State tax money21%Fees for services4.5%

What stands out

26%

of Freeman Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Township taxes49%

Property tax
49%$290 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.5%

Fees for services
4.5%$27 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$124 thousand

Fines and other26%

Interest, rents and other
26%$153 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking36%Running the government and other costs23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Sent to other local governments11%

What stands out

20%

of Freeman 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%

Roads, transit and parking
36%$258 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$258 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$167 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$65 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$61 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$33 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$142 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$142 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$79 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$79 thousand
Sent to other local governments
11%$79 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$79 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Freeman 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 Freeman 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.