Township government · Macomb County, MI

Bruce Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Bruce Township took in $6.1 million and spent $5.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes47%Fees for services (sewer)36%State tax money15%Federal tax money1.2%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

36%

of Bruce 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 taxes47%

Property tax
45%$2.8 million
Other taxes
2.4%$148 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$146 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$2.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and sewer
  • Other service charges$1.7 million
  • Sewer$555 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.2%

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

From the federal government
1.2%$72 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$901 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$32 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals39%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Interest on debt1.9%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

39%

of Bruce Township's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
39%$2.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.3 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$1.4 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$814 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$294 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$260 thousand
  • Government buildings$57 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$1.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$224 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$14 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$701 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$701 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$114 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$99 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$15 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.4%$23 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$23 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$10 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bruce Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Bruce 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.