Township government · Genesee County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Montrose Charter Township took in $3.4 million and spent $4.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (garbage collection, water)40%Township taxes18%State tax money16%Fines and other12%Federal tax money11%County and local tax money3.4%

What stands out

40%

of Montrose 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 taxes18%

Property tax
17%$601 thousand
Other taxes
0.9%$30 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 4 more
  • Garbage collection$615 thousand
  • Other service charges$395 thousand
  • Water$202 thousand
  • Sewer$127 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$25 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$368 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$537 thousand

County and local tax money3.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.4%$117 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
9.1%$314 thousand
Fines
3.3%$113 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities39%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Running the government and other costs18%Roads, transit and parking6.6%Sent to other local governments6.6%All other spending5.7%

What stands out

39%

of Montrose 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
39%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.0 million
  • Water supply$436 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$271 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$883 thousand
  • Fire protection$130 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$53 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$777 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$284 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$281 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$116 thousand
  • Government buildings$96 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.6%$289 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$289 thousand
Sent to other local governments
6.6%$289 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$289 thousand
Interest on debt
2.4%$104 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.7%$76 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$76 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$71 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$68 thousand
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Montrose 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 Montrose 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.