Township government · Wayne County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Huron Charter Township took in $17.5 million and spent $18.0 million.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)40%Township taxes33%Fines and other13%State tax money12%Federal tax money1.5%County and local tax money1.0%

What stands out

40%

of Huron 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 taxes33%

Property tax
30%$5.2 million
Other taxes
3.2%$568 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$568 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$6.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$3.0 million
  • Sewer$1.8 million
  • Other service charges$1.6 million
  • Garbage collection$613 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.5%

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

From the federal government
1.5%$267 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$2.1 million

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$177 thousand

Fines and other13%

Fines
10%$1.8 million
Interest, rents and other
2.5%$443 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Running the government and other costs27%Interest on debt1.6%Parks, recreation and libraries0.6%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

32%

of Huron 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$6.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$5.1 million
  • Fire protection$1.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$523 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$5.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$4.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$994 thousand
  • Water supply$150 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$4.9 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$3.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$884 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$584 thousand
  • Government buildings$178 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$288 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$101 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$101 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$65 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$65 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.3%$62 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$62 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Huron 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 Huron 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.