Township government · Saginaw County, MI

Swan Creek Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Swan Creek Township took in $1.2 million and spent $1.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)47%Township taxes28%State tax money22%Fines and other3.0%

What stands out

47%

of Swan Creek 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 taxes28%

Property tax
22%$261 thousand
Other taxes
5.5%$65 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$64 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services47%

Fees for services
47%$557 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Water$456 thousand
  • Garbage collection$99 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$258 thousand

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$35 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Sent to other local governments27%Running the government and other costs16%Roads, transit and parking11%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Parks, recreation and libraries0.9%

What stands out

35%

of Swan Creek 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
35%$555 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$363 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$142 thousand
  • Water supply$50 thousand
Sent to other local governments
27%$439 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$439 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$257 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$142 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$61 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$44 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$173 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$173 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$164 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Fire protection$138 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$18 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
  • Police$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$15 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Swan Creek 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 Swan Creek 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.