Township government · St Clair County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), East China Charter Township took in $6.5 million and spent $6.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)53%Township taxes36%State tax money7.3%Fines and other3.5%

What stands out

53%

of East 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 taxes36%

Property tax
34%$2.2 million
Other taxes
2.5%$163 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$163 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services53%

Fees for services
53%$3.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 1 more
  • Other service charges$1.5 million
  • Sewer$988 thousand
  • Water$947 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$3 thousand

State tax money7.3%

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

From the state
7.3%$478 thousand

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$202 thousand
Fines
0.4%$26 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs45%Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Police, fire, courts and jails6.4%Sent to other local governments6.3%Parks, recreation and libraries4.5%All other spending4.2%

What stands out

33%

of East China Charter Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
45%$2.8 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$2.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$266 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$132 thousand
  • Government buildings$78 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$2.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$228 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.4%$400 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$175 thousand
  • Fire protection$164 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$57 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Sent to other local governments
6.3%$391 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$391 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.5%$280 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$280 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.8%$239 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$239 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$22 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

East 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 East 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.