Township government · St Clair County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), China Charter Township took in $2.1 million and spent $2.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes60%State tax money19%Fees for services (sewer, water)19%Fines and other1.3%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

19%

of China Charter 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 taxes60%

Property tax
57%$1.2 million
Other taxes
3.4%$70 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$43 thousand
  • Other licenses$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$383 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$218 thousand
  • Water$161 thousand
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$389 thousand

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$17 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$27 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments36%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Running the government and other costs14%Roads, transit and parking13%Parks, recreation and libraries1.5%

What stands out

36%

of China Charter Township's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
36%$867 thousand
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$867 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$496 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$314 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$182 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$349 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$175 thousand
  • Fire protection$116 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$58 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$348 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$133 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$92 thousand
  • Government buildings$78 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$45 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$313 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$313 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$37 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$37 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

China 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 China 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.