Township government · Oakland County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Orion Charter Township took in $39.6 million and spent $65.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes45%Fees for services29%Fines and other13%State tax money9.6%Federal tax money3.6%

What stands out

29%

of Orion Charter Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Township taxes45%

Property tax
39%$15.6 million
Other taxes
5.5%$2.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$1.4 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$795 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$11.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$11.3 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.6%

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

From the federal government
3.6%$1.4 million

State tax money9.6%

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

From the state
9.6%$3.8 million

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$5.1 million
Fines
0.6%$230 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs33%Sent to other local governments25%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Parks, recreation and libraries4.2%All other spending3.8%

What stands out

25%

of Orion 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
33%$21.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$19.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$749 thousand
Sent to other local governments
25%$16.5 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$16.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$11.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$5.8 million
  • Police$5.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$563 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$28 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$10.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$10.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$309 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.2%$2.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.7 million
  • Libraries$23 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.9%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
Interest on debt
0.9%$560 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Orion 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 Orion 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.