Township government · Wayne County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Brownstown Charter Township took in $50.6 million and spent $52.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes41%Fees for services (water, sewer)30%Fines and other12%State tax money9.2%Federal tax money6.7%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

30%

of Brownstown 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 taxes41%

Property tax
38%$19.5 million
Other taxes
2.9%$1.5 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$817 thousand
  • Other licenses$650 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$15.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$7.6 million
  • Sewer$5.9 million
  • Other service charges$1.8 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.7%

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

From the federal government
6.7%$3.4 million

State tax money9.2%

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

From the state
9.2%$4.7 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$93 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
10%$5.3 million
Fines
1.7%$868 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Running the government and other costs20%Sent to other local governments15%Parks, recreation and libraries4.1%All other spending4.4%

What stands out

15%

of Brownstown 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
29%$15.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$7.1 million
  • Fire protection$6.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$915 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$679 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$14.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$6.5 million
  • Sewer systems$5.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.3 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$10.7 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$8.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$804 thousand
  • Government buildings$124 thousand
Sent to other local governments
15%$7.9 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$7.8 million
  • Sent to the state government$141 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.1%$2.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.9 million
  • Libraries$289 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.1%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
Interest on debt
1.3%$688 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$608 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$80 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$12 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Brownstown Charter Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Brownstown 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.