Township government · Houghton County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Schoolcraft Township took in $535 thousand and spent $410 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money42%Fees for services (garbage collection)28%Township taxes27%Fines and other3.0%

What stands out

28%

of Schoolcraft 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 taxes27%

Property tax
26%$141 thousand
Other taxes
1.1%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$149 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other government-run businesses and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$93 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$42 thousand
  • Other service charges$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$223 thousand

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs40%Parks, recreation and libraries32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Roads, transit and parking3.4%Police, fire, courts and jails1.5%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

32%

of Schoolcraft Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
40%$163 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$56 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$49 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$43 thousand
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
32%$131 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$131 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$86 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$86 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.4%$14 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$14 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.5%$6 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$6 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.5%$6 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$6 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Schoolcraft 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 Schoolcraft 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.