Township government · Chippewa County, MI

Sugar Island Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Sugar Island Township took in $714 thousand and spent $834 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes67%Fines and other11%Fees for services10%State tax money9.8%County and local tax money1.7%

What stands out

10%

of Sugar Island 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 taxes67%

Property tax
67%$480 thousand

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$72 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$72 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.8%

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

From the state
9.8%$70 thousand

County and local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.7%$12 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$80 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails47%Running the government and other costs21%Health and hospitals17%Roads, transit and parking10%Parks, recreation and libraries5.0%

What stands out

47%

of Sugar Island Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
47%$390 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$347 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$43 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$173 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$63 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$45 thousand
  • Government buildings$37 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$28 thousand
Health and hospitals
17%$144 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$144 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$85 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$85 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.0%$42 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$42 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sugar Island Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Sugar Island 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.