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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Plymouth Charter Township spent $33.4 million.

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Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities40%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking3.1%Parks, recreation and libraries3.0%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

40%

of Plymouth 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
40%$13.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$11.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.6 million
  • Water supply$579 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$10.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$5.1 million
  • Fire protection$4.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$764 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$103 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$6.9 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$4.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.0 million
  • Government buildings$148 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.1%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$902 thousand
  • Public transit$131 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$1.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.0 million
Interest on debt
0.6%$188 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$185 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$69 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$69 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$59 thousand
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$51 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$8 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$20 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Plymouth 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 Plymouth 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.