Township government · Clare County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Surrey Township took in $1.4 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes40%Fines and other23%State tax money23%Federal tax money9.9%Fees for services (garbage collection)3.9%

What stands out

20%

of Surrey 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 taxes40%

Property tax
38%$552 thousand
Other taxes
2.1%$31 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$30 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.9%

Fees for services
3.9%$56 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$35 thousand
  • Other service charges$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.9%

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

From the federal government
9.9%$144 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$329 thousand

Fines and other23%

Interest, rents and other
20%$287 thousand
Fines
3.5%$51 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs33%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Parks, recreation and libraries19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Roads, transit and parking4.1%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

19%

of Surrey Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
33%$445 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$204 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$135 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$91 thousand
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$397 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$397 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
19%$250 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$249 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$168 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$168 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.1%$55 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$55 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.9%$25 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$25 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Surrey 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 Surrey 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.