Township government · Clinton County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Dewitt Charter Township took in $10.7 million and spent $13.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes45%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)32%State tax money15%Fines and other8.1%Federal tax money0.5%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

32%

of Dewitt 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 taxes45%

Property tax
41%$4.4 million
Other taxes
3.5%$369 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$364 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$3.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$2.8 million
  • Other service charges$502 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$62 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$52 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$1.6 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$9 thousand

Fines and other8.1%

Interest, rents and other
7.8%$830 thousand
Fines
0.3%$30 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Running the government and other costs24%Sent to other local governments16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Roads, transit and parking8.7%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

16%

of Dewitt Charter Township's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$4.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$3.6 million
  • Fire protection$957 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$3.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$838 thousand
  • Government buildings$497 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$472 thousand
Sent to other local governments
16%$2.1 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$2.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$2.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$2.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
8.7%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$142 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$142 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$44 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Dewitt 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 Dewitt 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.