Township government · Chippewa County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Superior Township took in $761 thousand and spent $652 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)42%State tax money19%Fines and other13%County and local tax money13%Federal tax money10%Township taxes2.5%

What stands out

42%

of Superior 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 taxes2.5%

Property tax
2.5%$19 thousand

Fees for services42%

Fees for services
42%$317 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$178 thousand
  • Sewer$136 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$79 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$147 thousand

County and local tax money13%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
13%$99 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$100 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities49%Running the government and other costs42%Police, fire, courts and jails6.7%Interest on debt2.0%Parks, recreation and libraries0.8%Roads, transit and parking0.2%

What stands out

49%

of Superior 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
49%$318 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$318 thousand
Running the government and other costs
42%$271 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$99 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$68 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$54 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$50 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.7%$44 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$44 thousand
Interest on debt
2.0%$13 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Superior 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 Superior 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.