Township government · Clare County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Greenwood Township took in $431 thousand and spent $588 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other37%Township taxes37%State tax money26%Fees for services0.5%

What stands out

37%

of Greenwood 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 taxes37%

Property tax
35%$150 thousand
Other taxes
1.9%$8 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$111 thousand

Fines and other37%

Interest, rents and other
37%$160 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking27%Sent to other local governments25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails6.3%Parks, recreation and libraries4.3%

What stands out

25%

of Greenwood 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%

Roads, transit and parking
27%$158 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$158 thousand
Sent to other local governments
25%$146 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$146 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$113 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$113 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$109 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$39 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$39 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$17 thousand
  • Government buildings$14 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.3%$37 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$33 thousand
  • Police$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.3%$25 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Greenwood 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 Greenwood 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.