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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Independence Charter Township took in $36.6 million and spent $35.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes48%Fees for services33%State tax money10%Fines and other8.2%Federal tax money0.7%

What stands out

33%

of Independence 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 taxes48%

Property tax
46%$17.0 million
Other taxes
1.6%$578 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$476 thousand
  • Other licenses$102 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$12.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$12.0 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$268 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$3.8 million

Fines and other8.2%

Interest, rents and other
7.7%$2.8 million
Fines
0.5%$189 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails42%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Running the government and other costs15%Roads, transit and parking10%Parks, recreation and libraries8.8%Interest on debt1.5%

What stands out

22%

of Independence 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
42%$15.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$7.7 million
  • Police$5.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$468 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$8.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.3 million
  • Sewer systems$3.2 million
  • Water supply$402 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$5.3 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$2.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$945 thousand
  • Government buildings$152 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$3.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.8%$3.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.1 million
Interest on debt
1.5%$530 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$354 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$176 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Independence 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 Independence 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.