Township government · Genesee County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Genesee Charter Township took in $13.2 million and spent $14.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)57%State tax money19%Township taxes19%Fines and other3.6%Federal tax money1.4%

What stands out

57%

of Genesee 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 taxes19%

Property tax
18%$2.4 million
Other taxes
0.8%$110 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$110 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services57%

Fees for services
57%$7.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$3.4 million
  • Water$2.3 million
  • Garbage collection$1.9 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.4%

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

From the federal government
1.4%$184 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$2.5 million

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$432 thousand
Fines
0.4%$47 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities54%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Running the government and other costs19%Roads, transit and parking2.0%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%Interest on debt<0.1%

What stands out

54%

of Genesee 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
54%$7.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$6.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.0 million
  • Water supply$23 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$3.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.9 million
  • Fire protection$420 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$135 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$28 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$2.6 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$1.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$521 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$202 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.0%$288 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$288 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$36 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$36 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Genesee Charter Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Genesee 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.