Township government · Berrien County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Oronoko Charter Township took in $2.6 million and spent $3.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes56%State tax money29%Fees for services6.0%Fines and other5.7%County and local tax money3.4%

What stands out

6%

of Oronoko 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 taxes56%

Property tax
52%$1.4 million
Other taxes
4.2%$109 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$108 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.0%

Fees for services
6.0%$155 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$155 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$742 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%$89 thousand

Fines and other5.7%

Interest, rents and other
5.1%$131 thousand
Fines
0.6%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails45%Running the government and other costs28%Parks, recreation and libraries21%Roads, transit and parking3.4%Interest on debt1.5%Health and hospitals1.3%

What stands out

21%

of Oronoko Charter Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
45%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Fire protection$344 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$57 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$1.0 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)$533 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$331 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$100 thousand
  • Government buildings$53 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
21%$745 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$745 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.4%$121 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$121 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$55 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$46 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$46 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Oronoko 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 Oronoko 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.