Township government · Chariton County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Clark Township took in $114 thousand and spent $150 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes70%Fines and other15%Federal tax money11%State tax money3.5%

What stands out

11%

of Clark Township's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes70%

Property tax
70%$80 thousand

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$13 thousand

State tax money3.5%

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

From the state
3.5%$4 thousand

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
15%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking93%Running the government and other costs6.7%

What stands out

93%

of Clark Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
93%$140 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$140 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.7%$10 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Other and not broken out$9 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Clark Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Clark 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.