Township government · Eaton County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Delta Charter Township took in $54.9 million and spent $68.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money32%Fees for services (sewer, water)27%Township taxes25%Fines and other12%Federal tax money2.8%County and local tax money1.5%

What stands out

32%

of Delta Charter Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Township taxes25%

Property tax
22%$12.3 million
Other taxes
2.7%$1.5 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1.5 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$15.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$6.3 million
  • Water$5.9 million
  • Other service charges$2.8 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.8%

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

From the federal government
2.8%$1.6 million

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$17.3 million

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$831 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
11%$6.3 million
Fines
0.2%$95 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities49%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Running the government and other costs10%Parks, recreation and libraries6.1%Sent to other local governments5.9%All other spending9.7%

What stands out

49%

of Delta 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
49%$33.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$22.9 million
  • Water supply$10.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$13.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$8.4 million
  • Police$4.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$840 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$6.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.2 million
  • Government buildings$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$774 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.1%$4.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4.2 million
Sent to other local governments
5.9%$4.1 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$4.1 million
Health and hospitals
5.3%$3.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.5%$2.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.4 million
Interest on debt
0.9%$613 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$585 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$28 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Delta 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 Delta 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.