Township government · Washtenaw County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pittsfield Charter Township took in $39.3 million and spent $41.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes45%Fees for services43%State tax money9.5%Fines and other1.6%Federal tax money0.9%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

43%

of Pittsfield 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%$15.3 million
Other taxes
6.2%$2.5 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$2.0 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$491 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$16.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$16.7 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.9%

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

From the federal government
0.9%$370 thousand

State tax money9.5%

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

From the state
9.5%$3.7 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$39 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$569 thousand
Fines
0.1%$54 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Parks, recreation and libraries6.7%Roads, transit and parking5.1%All other spending4.2%

What stands out

32%

of Pittsfield Charter Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 4.5%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$13.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$13.0 million
Running the government and other costs
27%$11.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$7.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$194 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$10.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$5.7 million
  • Fire protection$3.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.7%$2.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.1%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
  • Public transit$556 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.2%$1.3 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$1.3 million
  • Sent to the state government$10 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$404 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Pittsfield 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 Pittsfield 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.