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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Brandon Charter Township took in $8.1 million and spent $9.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes66%State tax money19%Fees for services8.8%Fines and other5.5%Federal tax money1.0%

What stands out

19%

of Brandon Charter Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Township taxes66%

Property tax
64%$5.2 million
Other taxes
1.9%$150 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$138 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$7 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.8%

Fees for services
8.8%$714 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$714 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.0%

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

From the federal government
1.0%$80 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$1.6 million

Fines and other5.5%

Interest, rents and other
5.3%$427 thousand
Fines
0.2%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails48%Sent to other local governments23%Running the government and other costs22%Roads, transit and parking4.7%Parks, recreation and libraries2.7%

What stands out

23%

of Brandon 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
48%$4.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$2.2 million
  • Police$2.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$149 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$97 thousand
Sent to other local governments
23%$2.2 million
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$2.2 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$2.0 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$1.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$326 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$266 thousand
  • Government buildings$78 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.7%$449 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$449 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$254 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$254 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Brandon 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 Brandon 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.