Township government · St Clair County, MI

St. Clair Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), St. Clair Township took in $2.8 million and spent $3.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)35%State tax money28%Township taxes19%Fines and other17%County and local tax money1.2%Federal tax money0.7%

What stands out

35%

of St. Clair 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 taxes19%

Property tax
11%$312 thousand
Other taxes
7.9%$221 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$220 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$977 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$534 thousand
  • Sewer$434 thousand
  • Other service charges$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$20 thousand

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$772 thousand

County and local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.2%$33 thousand

Fines and other17%

Interest, rents and other
16%$455 thousand
Fines
0.6%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities41%Sent to other local governments30%Running the government and other costs11%Police, fire, courts and jails8.6%Roads, transit and parking7.8%Parks, recreation and libraries1.5%

What stands out

41%

of St. Clair 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
41%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$991 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$436 thousand
Sent to other local governments
30%$1.1 million
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$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$389 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Government buildings$180 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$90 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$79 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$40 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.6%$302 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$186 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$116 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.8%$274 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$274 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$53 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$53 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

St. Clair 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 St. Clair 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.