Township government · Marquette County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Marquette Charter Township took in $7.4 million and spent $6.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes44%Fees for services (sewer, water)40%Fines and other8.4%State tax money7.7%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

40%

of Marquette 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 taxes44%

Property tax
43%$3.1 million
Other taxes
1.1%$81 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$51 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$3.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$1.3 million
  • Water$1.2 million
  • Garbage collection$356 thousand
  • Other service charges$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$16 thousand

State tax money7.7%

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

From the state
7.7%$569 thousand

Fines and other8.4%

Interest, rents and other
8.2%$609 thousand
Fines
0.1%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Sent to other local governments14%Parks, recreation and libraries5.0%All other spending5.6%

What stands out

36%

of Marquette 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
36%$2.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$553 thousand
  • Water supply$154 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$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$631 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$495 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$227 thousand
  • Government buildings$213 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$889 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$649 thousand
  • Police$240 thousand
Sent to other local governments
14%$880 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$880 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.0%$315 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$244 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$71 thousand
Interest on debt
3.7%$233 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$196 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$37 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.9%$119 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$119 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Marquette 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 Marquette 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.