Township government · Oakland County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Oakland Charter Township took in $18.4 million and spent $18.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes51%Fees for services20%Fines and other15%State tax money10%Federal tax money4.1%

What stands out

15%

of Oakland 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 taxes51%

Property tax
48%$8.8 million
Other taxes
3.2%$583 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$581 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$3.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$3.6 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.1%

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

From the federal government
4.1%$748 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$1.9 million

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
15%$2.7 million
Fines
0.1%$26 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Parks, recreation and libraries16%Sent to other local governments14%Running the government and other costs9.9%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

14%

of Oakland 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
34%$6.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$3.2 million
  • Police$2.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$763 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$4.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$4.0 million
  • Water supply$487 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
16%$3.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.2 million
  • Libraries$858 thousand
Sent to other local governments
14%$2.7 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$2.7 million
Running the government and other costs
9.9%$1.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$968 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$328 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$309 thousand
  • Government buildings$256 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.5%$286 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$286 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$65 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Oakland Charter Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Oakland 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.