Township government · Calhoun County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bedford Charter Township took in $3.2 million and spent $3.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes33%Fines and other32%State tax money32%Fees for services (sewer)2.2%County and local tax money0.7%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

32%

of Bedford Charter Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Township taxes33%

Property tax
20%$649 thousand
Other taxes
13%$409 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$287 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$119 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.2%

Fees for services
2.2%$71 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses and sewer
  • Other government-run businesses$42 thousand
  • Sewer$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$5 thousand

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$1.0 million

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$23 thousand

Fines and other32%

Interest, rents and other
32%$1.0 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails48%Sent to other local governments23%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking4.2%Interest on debt2.1%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

23%

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

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
48%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$932 thousand
  • Police$697 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$144 thousand
Sent to other local governments
23%$846 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$846 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$783 thousand
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$396 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$171 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$145 thousand
  • Government buildings$71 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.2%$156 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$156 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$79 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.5%$57 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$57 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$25 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bedford 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 Bedford 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.