Township government · Oakland County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Milford Charter Township took in $16.1 million and spent $18.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes63%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)16%State tax money9.7%Fines and other8.5%Federal tax money3.4%

What stands out

8.5%

of Milford Charter 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 taxes63%

Property tax
59%$9.5 million
Other taxes
3.7%$597 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$595 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$2.5 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$1.6 million
  • Other service charges$703 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$128 thousand
  • Sewer$110 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.4%

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

From the federal government
3.4%$555 thousand

State tax money9.7%

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

From the state
9.7%$1.6 million

Fines and other8.5%

Interest, rents and other
8.5%$1.4 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails53%Sent to other local governments24%Running the government and other costs17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.6%Parks, recreation and libraries2.3%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

24%

of Milford Charter Township's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
53%$9.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$4.7 million
  • Police$4.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$346 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$281 thousand
Sent to other local governments
24%$4.3 million
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$4.3 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$3.2 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$2.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$599 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$502 thousand
  • Government buildings$54 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.6%$468 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$468 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$413 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$395 thousand
  • Libraries$18 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$133 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$10 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Milford Charter Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Milford 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.