Township government · Clare County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Sheridan Township took in $307 thousand and spent $388 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money53%Fines and other30%Township taxes18%

What stands out

30%

of Sheridan 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 taxes18%

Property tax
13%$40 thousand
Other taxes
4.6%$14 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money53%

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

From the state
53%$162 thousand

Fines and other30%

Interest, rents and other
30%$91 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs25%Sent to other local governments25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Roads, transit and parking15%Police, fire, courts and jails15%

What stands out

25%

of Sheridan 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%

Running the government and other costs
25%$97 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$62 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$16 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$15 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
Sent to other local governments
25%$97 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$97 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$78 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$78 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$59 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$59 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$57 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$57 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sheridan 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 Sheridan 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.