Township government · Clare County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Summerfield Township took in $207 thousand and spent $229 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes44%State tax money41%Fines and other11%Fees for services3.9%

What stands out

11%

of Summerfield 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 taxes44%

Property tax
44%$91 thousand

Fees for services3.9%

Fees for services
3.9%$8 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money41%

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

From the state
41%$85 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$23 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs50%Sent to other local governments19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Roads, transit and parking12%Police, fire, courts and jails7.0%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

19%

of Summerfield 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
50%$114 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)$62 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$35 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$6 thousand
Sent to other local governments
19%$43 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$43 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$28 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$28 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$27 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$27 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.0%$16 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$16 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Summerfield 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 Summerfield 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.