Township government · Macomb County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Macomb Township took in $82.2 million and spent $67.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)40%Township taxes31%Fines and other16%State tax money13%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

40%

of Macomb Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 50,000+ people gets 4.5%.

Township taxes31%

Property tax
27%$22.2 million
Other taxes
4.2%$3.4 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$3.4 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$32.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$16.4 million
  • Sewer$13.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.2 million
  • Other service charges$317 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$271 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$10.5 million

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
16%$12.8 million
Fines
0.3%$276 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Roads, transit and parking14%Running the government and other costs14%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Interest on debt2.3%

What stands out

35%

of Macomb Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
35%$23.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$13.7 million
  • Sewer systems$10.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$15.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$6.9 million
  • Police$6.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$418 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$9.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9.2 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$9.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
  • Government buildings$1.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$8.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8.8 million
Interest on debt
2.3%$1.5 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Macomb 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 Macomb 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.