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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Highland Charter Township took in $11.8 million and spent $22.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes54%State tax money18%Fines and other17%Fees for services10%County and local tax money0.6%Federal tax money0.6%

What stands out

17%

of Highland Charter Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 3.3%.

Township taxes54%

Property tax
47%$5.5 million
Other taxes
7.1%$835 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$835 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1.2 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$68 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$2.1 million

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$76 thousand

Fines and other17%

Interest, rents and other
17%$2.0 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails69%Running the government and other costs20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.7%Social services1.6%Interest on debt1.0%Parks, recreation and libraries0.1%

What stands out

69%

of Highland Charter Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
69%$15.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$11.8 million
  • Police$3.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$276 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$54 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$4.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$447 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$395 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.7%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
  • Sewer systems$846 thousand
  • Water supply$28 thousand
Social services
1.6%$352 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$352 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$232 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$220 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$12 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$25 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Highland 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 Highland 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.