Township government · Macomb County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Harrison Charter Township took in $27.1 million and spent $36.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)42%Township taxes39%State tax money11%Fines and other8.3%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

42%

of Harrison 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 taxes39%

Property tax
33%$9.1 million
Other taxes
5.0%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.4 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services42%

Fees for services
42%$11.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$5.3 million
  • Water$4.3 million
  • Garbage collection$1.3 million
  • Other service charges$672 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$2.9 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%$15 thousand

Fines and other8.3%

Interest, rents and other
7.9%$2.1 million
Fines
0.4%$107 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Running the government and other costs21%Sent to other local governments18%Interest on debt0.5%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%

What stands out

18%

of Harrison 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$13.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$9.9 million
  • Police$2.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$702 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$101 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$8.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$8.0 million
  • Water supply$794 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$7.6 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$4.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$662 thousand
  • Government buildings$303 thousand
Sent to other local governments
18%$6.7 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$6.7 million
Interest on debt
0.5%$165 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$97 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$55 thousand
  • Libraries$42 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Harrison 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 Harrison 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.