Township government · Oakland County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2024), Bloomfield Charter Township took in $119 million and spent $116 million.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes52%Fees for services (sewer, water)31%Fines and other11%State tax money4.4%Federal tax money0.8%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

31%

of Bloomfield 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 taxes52%

Property tax
51%$60.3 million
Other taxes
1.6%$1.9 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.9 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$36.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$15.4 million
  • Water$15.2 million
  • Other service charges$5.6 million
  • Other government-run businesses$59 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government
0.8%$957 thousand

State tax money4.4%

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

From the state
4.4%$5.2 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%$884 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
9.9%$11.7 million
Fines
1.0%$1.2 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs47%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Roads, transit and parking9.6%Parks, recreation and libraries9.0%Sent to other local governments8.8%All other spending6.0%

What stands out

8.8%

of Bloomfield 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
47%$55.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$48.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.7 million
  • Government buildings$1.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$22.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$22.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.6%$11.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$11.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.0%$10.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$7.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.6 million
Sent to other local governments
8.8%$10.2 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$10.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.1%$3.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Inspections and regulation$1.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.3 million
  • Police$441 thousand
  • Fire protection$123 thousand
Interest on debt
2.9%$3.4 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bloomfield Charter Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Bloomfield 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.