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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Canton Charter Township took in $141 million and spent $142 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes46%Fees for services (water, sewer)34%Fines and other10%State tax money8.2%County and local tax money1.8%Federal tax money0.6%

What stands out

34%

of Canton Charter Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 50,000+ people gets 4.5%.

Township taxes46%

Property tax
43%$61.0 million
Other taxes
2.3%$3.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$3.2 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$47.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$21.9 million
  • Sewer$9.0 million
  • Other service charges$7.2 million
  • Garbage collection$4.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$4.5 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$881 thousand

State tax money8.2%

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

From the state
8.2%$11.6 million

County and local tax money1.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.8%$2.5 million

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
9.7%$13.7 million
Fines
0.3%$374 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Running the government and other costs24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Roads, transit and parking7.4%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

17%

of Canton Charter Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$49.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$28.2 million
  • Fire protection$18.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$2.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$581 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$33.9 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$25.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.4 million
  • Government buildings$1.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$24.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$15.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.9 million
  • Sewer systems$4.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$20.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$20.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.4%$10.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$10.5 million
Interest on debt
0.7%$1.0 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.0 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$15 thousand
Housing and community development
0.4%$573 thousand
Social services
0.4%$567 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$444 thousand
  • Other public welfare$123 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$502 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$502 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Canton 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 Canton 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.