Town Hall · Camden

Camden, MI town hall & government

Camden spent $725,000 in the year to February 28, 2022, about $1,447 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Camden's government.

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Camden's money goes

Spent
$725,000
fiscal year to February 28, 2022
Per resident
$1,447
typical Michigan cities: $2,035
Long-term debt
$2.5 million
$5,052 per resident
Sewer & trash
$316,00044%
Administration & buildings
$69,00010%
Interest on debt
$68,0009%
Roads & transportation
$67,0009%
Fire
$34,0005%
Water & other utilities
$34,0005%
Other
$137,00019%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 41%
  • From the state 26%
  • Utility sales 22%
  • Interest, fines & other 11%

Camden didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Camden

Full-time staff
5
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$32,300
a year, before benefits
Full-time firefighters
1
on the town payroll
Administration & buildings
2 full-time8 part
Fire
1 full-time
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Other
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Camden-Frontier School District

Camden's K–12 school district, shared with Woodbridge, Camden, Amboy and Ransom. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,667
Michigan: $16,528
Students
477
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$28,000
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Michigan districts overall: 34% local, 57% state, 9% federal

  • Local 22%
  • State 61%
  • Federal 17%

Of the $14,667 per pupil, $8,388 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Camden pay

Typical tax bill
$1,004
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
0.97%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$103,100
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Camden's government

Town hall & decisions in Camden →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Camden

Camden is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative Tim Walberg. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.

All of Camden's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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