Township government · Macomb County, MI

Lenox Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Lenox Township took in $12.1 million and spent $7.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fines and other51%Fees for services (water, sewer)23%Township taxes19%State tax money5.2%Federal tax money1.1%

What stands out

51%

of Lenox 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 taxes19%

Property tax
18%$2.1 million
Other taxes
1.4%$170 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$99 thousand
  • Other licenses$71 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$2.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$2.3 million
  • Sewer$410 thousand
  • Other service charges$79 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.1%

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

From the federal government
1.1%$128 thousand

State tax money5.2%

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

From the state
5.2%$634 thousand

Fines and other51%

Interest, rents and other
51%$6.2 million
Fines
0.4%$48 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Running the government and other costs21%Health and hospitals16%Interest on debt8.0%All other spending7.8%

What stands out

16%

of Lenox Township's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$295 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$875 thousand
  • Fire protection$529 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$221 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$1.6 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$682 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$393 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$291 thousand
  • Government buildings$187 thousand
Health and hospitals
16%$1.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.2 million
Interest on debt
8.0%$583 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.4%$469 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$322 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$147 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.4%$103 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$103 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lenox Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Lenox 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.