Township government · Berrien County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Benton Charter Township took in $18.2 million and spent $14.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services50%Township taxes35%State tax money11%Fines and other3.2%

What stands out

50%

of Benton 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 taxes35%

Property tax
33%$6.0 million
Other taxes
2.0%$364 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$364 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services50%

Fees for services
50%$9.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$9.2 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$2.1 million

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$571 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails41%Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Running the government and other costs20%Interest on debt3.7%Roads, transit and parking1.0%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

34%

of Benton Charter 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
41%$5.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$3.4 million
  • Fire protection$2.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$425 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$5.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$4.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$484 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$2.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$657 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$563 thousand
  • Government buildings$202 thousand
Interest on debt
3.7%$541 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$415 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$126 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.0%$149 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$149 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$34 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$34 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Benton 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 Benton 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.