Township government · Monroe County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Monroe Charter Township took in $5.1 million and spent $4.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other61%State tax money31%Township taxes7.3%Fees for services0.2%

What stands out

61%

of Monroe 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 taxes7.3%

Other taxes
7.3%$371 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$211 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$152 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$12 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$2 thousand

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$1.6 million

Fines and other61%

Interest, rents and other
61%$3.1 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Roads, transit and parking17%Sent to other local governments16%Parks, recreation and libraries2.2%Interest on debt0.1%

What stands out

16%

of Monroe 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%

Running the government and other costs
42%$2.0 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$969 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$504 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$350 thousand
  • Government buildings$192 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Fire protection$697 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$169 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$129 thousand
  • Police$109 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$832 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$832 thousand
Sent to other local governments
16%$747 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$747 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$105 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$105 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Monroe 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 Monroe 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.