Township government · St Clair County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Port Huron Charter Township took in $10.1 million and spent $11.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)57%Township taxes29%State tax money11%Fines and other1.8%County and local tax money0.5%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

57%

of Port Huron 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 taxes29%

Property tax
26%$2.6 million
Other taxes
3.0%$308 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$155 thousand
  • Other licenses$152 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services57%

Fees for services
57%$5.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$2.8 million
  • Sewer$1.7 million
  • Garbage collection$634 thousand
  • Other service charges$314 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$252 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$22 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$1.2 million

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$52 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$168 thousand
Fines
0.1%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Sent to other local governments29%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Running the government and other costs12%Roads, transit and parking4.0%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

29%

of Port Huron 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
35%$4.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$3.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$654 thousand
Sent to other local governments
29%$3.4 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$3.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$2.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$1.0 million
  • Police$814 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$156 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$1.4 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)$565 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$553 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$276 thousand
  • Government buildings$42 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.0%$465 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$249 thousand
  • Public transit$216 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$249 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$249 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$74 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$69 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Port Huron Charter Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Port Huron 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.