Township government · Mason County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pere Marquette Charter Township took in $5.5 million and spent $6.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes46%Fees for services (water, sewer)43%Fines and other6.6%State tax money4.9%

What stands out

43%

of Pere Marquette 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 taxes46%

Property tax
45%$2.4 million
Other taxes
1.4%$75 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$75 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$2.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$1.0 million
  • Sewer$853 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$356 thousand
  • Other service charges$97 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.9%

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

From the state
4.9%$267 thousand

Fines and other6.6%

Interest, rents and other
6.5%$357 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Sent to other local governments28%Running the government and other costs18%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries7.3%All other spending4.6%

What stands out

31%

of Pere Marquette 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
31%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$198 thousand
  • Water supply$3 thousand
Sent to other local governments
28%$1.7 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1.7 million
  • Sent to the state government$4 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$1.1 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$398 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$375 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$220 thousand
  • Government buildings$105 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$660 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$552 thousand
  • Public transit$108 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.3%$442 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$442 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.8%$231 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$191 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$40 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$44 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Pere Marquette 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 Pere Marquette 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.