Township government · Clinton County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bath Charter Township took in $8.3 million and spent $8.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes46%Fees for services (sewer, housing)29%State tax money15%Fines and other5.2%Federal tax money4.4%

What stands out

29%

of Bath Charter Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Township taxes46%

Property tax
43%$3.6 million
Other taxes
3.2%$268 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$266 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$2.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 4 more
  • Sewer$2.0 million
  • Other service charges$146 thousand
  • Housing$81 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$50 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$50 thousand
  • Water$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.4%

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

From the federal government
4.4%$364 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$1.3 million

Fines and other5.2%

Interest, rents and other
5.2%$431 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Sent to other local governments17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Roads, transit and parking9.7%All other spending9.9%

What stands out

17%

of Bath Charter Township's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
26%$2.2 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$887 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$565 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$413 thousand
  • Government buildings$307 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$2.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Fire protection$356 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$231 thousand
Sent to other local governments
17%$1.4 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$1.1 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$358 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.7%$828 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$828 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.5%$382 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$307 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$75 thousand
Interest on debt
2.8%$235 thousand
Housing and community development
2.7%$226 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bath 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 Bath 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.