Township government · St Clair County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Fort Gratiot Charter Township took in $10.1 million and spent $12.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)46%Township taxes31%State tax money12%Fines and other11%County and local tax money0.5%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

46%

of Fort Gratiot 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 taxes31%

Property tax
29%$2.9 million
Other taxes
2.0%$201 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$201 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services46%

Fees for services
46%$4.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$2.1 million
  • Water$2.1 million
  • Other service charges$393 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$18 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$1.2 million

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$54 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
10%$1.0 million
Fines
0.5%$51 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Sent to other local governments29%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Running the government and other costs10%Roads, transit and parking5.7%All other spending3.6%

What stands out

29%

of Fort Gratiot 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$4.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$3.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$677 thousand
Sent to other local governments
29%$3.5 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$3.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$2.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$1.3 million
  • Police$936 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$181 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$1.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$489 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$385 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$364 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.7%$704 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$430 thousand
  • Public transit$274 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$291 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$291 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$154 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$110 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$44 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Fort Gratiot 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 Fort Gratiot 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.