Township government · Lenawee County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Raisin Charter Township took in $2.3 million and spent $2.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes53%State tax money41%Fines and other3.8%Fees for services2.0%

What stands out

10%

of Raisin Charter Township's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes53%

Property tax
43%$992 thousand
Other taxes
10%$230 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$170 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$60 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.0%

Fees for services
2.0%$45 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$45 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money41%

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

From the state
41%$950 thousand

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$84 thousand
Fines
0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails47%Running the government and other costs26%Roads, transit and parking13%Sent to other local governments13%Interest on debt0.8%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%

What stands out

47%

of Raisin Charter Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
47%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$564 thousand
  • Police$420 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$128 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$617 thousand
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)$305 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$136 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$131 thousand
  • Government buildings$45 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$314 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$314 thousand
Sent to other local governments
13%$304 thousand
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$304 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$18 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$8 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Raisin 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 Raisin 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.