Township government · Clare County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Hamilton Township took in $745 thousand and spent $614 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes50%State tax money30%Fines and other19%Fees for services0.3%

What stands out

19%

of Hamilton 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 taxes50%

Property tax
50%$372 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$226 thousand

Fines and other19%

Interest, rents and other
19%$143 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs46%Water, sewer, trash and utilities44%Police, fire, courts and jails9.9%

What stands out

44%

of Hamilton 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%

Running the government and other costs
46%$284 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$109 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$92 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$60 thousand
  • Government buildings$23 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
44%$269 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$269 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.9%$61 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$49 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hamilton Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Hamilton 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.