Township government · Berrien County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lake Charter Township took in $7.6 million and spent $6.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes59%Fees for services (water, sewer)37%State tax money4.1%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

37%

of Lake Charter Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes59%

Property tax
58%$4.4 million
Other taxes
1.0%$76 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$76 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$2.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$2.1 million
  • Sewer$625 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$47 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.1%

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

From the state
4.1%$310 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$39 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities39%Sent to other local governments20%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Running the government and other costs16%Parks, recreation and libraries5.0%All other spending3.8%

What stands out

39%

of Lake Charter Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
39%$2.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$2.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$261 thousand
Sent to other local governments
20%$1.4 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1.2 million
  • Sent to the state government$143 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$702 thousand
  • Fire protection$324 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$117 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$348 thousand
  • Government buildings$306 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$229 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$189 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.0%$338 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$195 thousand
  • Libraries$143 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.7%$117 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$117 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$76 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$76 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$68 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lake 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 Lake 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.