Township government · Lenawee County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Madison Charter Township took in $5.3 million and spent $5.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)49%Township taxes24%State tax money17%Fines and other7.7%County and local tax money0.8%Federal tax money0.7%

What stands out

49%

of Madison 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 taxes24%

Property tax
22%$1.1 million
Other taxes
2.9%$153 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$109 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services49%

Fees for services
49%$2.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$1.2 million
  • Other service charges$879 thousand
  • Water$477 thousand

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%$38 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$900 thousand

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$40 thousand

Fines and other7.7%

Interest, rents and other
7.5%$396 thousand
Fines
0.2%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Health and hospitals19%Sent to other local governments17%Running the government and other costs9.1%All other spending3.4%

What stands out

27%

of Madison 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
27%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$594 thousand
  • Fire protection$400 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$160 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$47 thousand
Health and hospitals
19%$994 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$994 thousand
Sent to other local governments
17%$896 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$896 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.1%$468 thousand
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$218 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$95 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$93 thousand
  • Government buildings$62 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.7%$138 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$138 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$37 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Madison 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 Madison 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.