Township government · Oakland County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Commerce Charter Township took in $48.3 million and spent $59.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes42%Fees for services (sewer, water)40%State tax money8.6%Fines and other8.1%Federal tax money0.9%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

40%

of Commerce 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 taxes42%

Property tax
38%$18.5 million
Other taxes
4.1%$2.0 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$1.9 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$19.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$8.7 million
  • Water$6.6 million
  • Other service charges$4.0 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.9%

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

From the federal government
0.9%$425 thousand

State tax money8.6%

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

From the state
8.6%$4.1 million

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$63 thousand

Fines and other8.1%

Interest, rents and other
7.9%$3.8 million
Fines
0.2%$92 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Running the government and other costs24%Sent to other local governments9.9%Interest on debt5.7%Parks, recreation and libraries4.3%

What stands out

28%

of Commerce Charter Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 4.5%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$16.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$9.3 million
  • Police$6.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$257 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$16.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$16.4 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$14.5 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$12.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$878 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$861 thousand
  • Government buildings$172 thousand
Sent to other local governments
9.9%$5.9 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$5.9 million
Interest on debt
5.7%$3.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.3%$2.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$870 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Commerce 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 Commerce 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.