Township government · Genesee County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Flint Charter Township took in $31.2 million and spent $35.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services49%Township taxes29%State tax money11%Fines and other9.0%Federal tax money1.7%

What stands out

49%

of Flint 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 taxes29%

Property tax
26%$8.1 million
Other taxes
3.2%$993 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$633 thousand
  • Other licenses$356 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services49%

Fees for services
49%$15.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$15.2 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.7%

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

From the federal government
1.7%$537 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$3.6 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%$4 thousand

Fines and other9.0%

Interest, rents and other
8.0%$2.5 million
Fines
1.0%$318 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities44%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Running the government and other costs14%Roads, transit and parking9.1%Parks, recreation and libraries1.1%Interest on debt<0.1%

What stands out

44%

of Flint 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
44%$15.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$14.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$11.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$7.5 million
  • Fire protection$3.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$425 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$4.9 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$3.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$738 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$236 thousand
  • Government buildings$200 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.1%$3.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$387 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$370 thousand
  • Libraries$17 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$21 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$14 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Flint 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 Flint 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.