Township government · Ingham County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lansing Charter Township took in $11.4 million and spent $13.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes33%County and local tax money27%Fees for services (water)21%Fines and other11%State tax money7.7%Federal tax money0.6%

What stands out

27%

of Lansing Charter Township's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes33%

Property tax
30%$3.4 million
Other taxes
2.7%$304 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$162 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$141 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$2.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater and other service charges
  • Water$1.5 million
  • Other service charges$982 thousand

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%$70 thousand

State tax money7.7%

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

From the state
7.7%$881 thousand

County and local tax money27%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
27%$3.0 million

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$1.2 million
Fines
0.2%$26 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs49%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Interest on debt14%Health and hospitals9.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.0%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

14%

of Lansing Charter Township's spending goes to interest on debt.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
49%$6.5 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$4.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$143 thousand
  • Government buildings$123 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$2.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.7 million
  • Fire protection$470 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$300 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$70 thousand
Interest on debt
14%$1.8 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.8 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$59 thousand
Health and hospitals
9.3%$1.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.0%$803 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$732 thousand
  • Water supply$71 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.9%$381 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$381 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$51 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$51 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lansing 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 Lansing 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.