Township government · St Clair County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Ira Township took in $5.7 million and spent $6.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)52%Township taxes30%State tax money9.7%Fines and other8.6%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

52%

of Ira 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 taxes30%

Property tax
25%$1.4 million
Other taxes
5.1%$294 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$290 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services52%

Fees for services
52%$2.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$1.7 million
  • Sewer$843 thousand
  • Other service charges$385 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.7%

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

From the state
9.7%$552 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$25 thousand

Fines and other8.6%

Interest, rents and other
8.2%$470 thousand
Fines
0.4%$23 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Sent to other local governments21%Running the government and other costs10%Roads, transit and parking4.9%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

33%

of Ira 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$1.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$1.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$1.2 million
  • Police$348 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$172 thousand
Sent to other local governments
21%$1.3 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1.3 million
  • Sent to the state government$4 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$623 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$356 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$123 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$112 thousand
  • Government buildings$32 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.9%$289 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$289 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$78 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$68 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$10 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$64 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$53 thousand
  • Libraries$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ira 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 Ira 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.