Township government · Monroe County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Berlin Charter Township took in $4.5 million and spent $3.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)56%Township taxes25%State tax money16%Fines and other3.3%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

56%

of Berlin 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
16%$703 thousand
Other taxes
9.2%$417 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$417 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services56%

Fees for services
56%$2.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$1.4 million
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$718 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$16 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$148 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities49%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Roads, transit and parking9.5%Interest on debt3.8%Parks, recreation and libraries0.5%

What stands out

49%

of Berlin 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
49%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$1.7 million
  • Water supply$60 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$778 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$345 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$217 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$174 thousand
  • Government buildings$42 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$559 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$323 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$220 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$16 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.5%$348 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$348 thousand
Interest on debt
3.8%$140 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$128 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$12 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$19 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$17 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Berlin Charter Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Berlin 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.