Township government · Washtenaw County, MI

Ann Arbor Charter Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ann Arbor Charter Township took in $13.3 million and spent $11.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)39%Township taxes25%Federal tax money19%County and local tax money6.3%Fines and other5.4%State tax money5.3%

What stands out

39%

of Ann Arbor Charter 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 taxes25%

Property tax
25%$3.3 million
Other taxes
0.6%$85 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$85 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$5.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$2.4 million
  • Water$2.4 million
  • Other service charges$399 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money19%

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

From the federal government
19%$2.5 million

State tax money5.3%

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

From the state
5.3%$713 thousand

County and local tax money6.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.3%$837 thousand

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other
5.4%$722 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails43%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Sent to other local governments20%Running the government and other costs14%Roads, transit and parking1.2%

What stands out

21%

of Ann Arbor Charter 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
43%$5.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$4.2 million
  • Police$674 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$139 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$2.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$2.4 million
Sent to other local governments
20%$2.3 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$2.3 million
  • Sent to the state government$3 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$1.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$741 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$639 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$249 thousand
  • Government buildings$16 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.2%$142 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$142 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ann Arbor Charter 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 Ann Arbor Charter 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.