Township government · Genesee County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Flushing Charter Township took in $5.9 million and spent $5.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)42%Township taxes32%State tax money22%Fines and other1.9%Federal tax money1.6%

What stands out

42%

of Flushing 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 taxes32%

Property tax
26%$1.6 million
Other taxes
5.5%$324 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$321 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services42%

Fees for services
42%$2.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$1.8 million
  • Sewer$393 thousand
  • Other service charges$292 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.6%

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

From the federal government
1.6%$96 thousand

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$1.3 million

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$100 thousand
Fines
0.2%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities40%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking4.6%Sent to other local governments4.1%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

40%

of Flushing 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
40%$2.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$2.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Fire protection$214 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$81 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$1.1 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$440 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$332 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$275 thousand
  • Government buildings$62 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.6%$237 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$237 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.1%$214 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$214 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$65 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$65 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Flushing Charter Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Flushing 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.