Township government · Monroe County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Bedford Township took in $18.3 million and spent $13.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, housing)34%Township taxes33%State tax money23%Fines and other8.4%Federal tax money1.2%

What stands out

34%

of Bedford 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 taxes33%

Property tax
29%$5.4 million
Other taxes
3.3%$613 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$613 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$6.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; housing and 1 more
  • Sewer$5.8 million
  • Housing$361 thousand
  • Other service charges$133 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.2%

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

From the federal government
1.2%$220 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$4.3 million

Fines and other8.4%

Interest, rents and other
8.2%$1.5 million
Fines
0.2%$37 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Interest on debt6.5%Housing and community development3.9%All other spending4.5%

What stands out

24%

of Bedford Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 4.5%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
36%$4.9 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$3.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$758 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$541 thousand
  • Government buildings$399 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$3.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$2.0 million
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$33 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$3.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$3.1 million
  • Water supply$131 thousand
Interest on debt
6.5%$881 thousand
Housing and community development
3.9%$533 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.8%$509 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$509 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.7%$98 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$98 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bedford Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Bedford 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.