Township government · Baraga County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Spurr Township took in $381 thousand and spent $224 thousand.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

Township taxes64%State tax money24%Fines and other12%Fees for services0.8%Federal tax money0.5%

What stands out

12%

of Spurr 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 taxes64%

Property tax
64%$242 thousand

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$3 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
0.5%$2 thousand

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$90 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$44 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs48%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Sent to other local governments13%Police, fire, courts and jails11%

What stands out

28%

of Spurr 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
48%$107 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$44 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$26 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$26 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$62 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$62 thousand
Sent to other local governments
13%$30 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$30 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$25 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$22 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Spurr 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 Spurr 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.