Township government · Wayne County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2024), Redford Charter Township took in $89.0 million and spent $79.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)32%Township taxes32%State tax money13%Federal tax money12%Fines and other10%

What stands out

12%

of Redford Charter Township's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Township taxes32%

Property tax
30%$27.1 million
Other taxes
2.0%$1.8 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.1 million
  • Other licenses$660 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$28.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$12.6 million
  • Sewer$8.4 million
  • Garbage collection$3.9 million
  • Other service charges$2.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
  • Transit fares$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$10.5 million

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$11.7 million

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
8.1%$7.2 million
Fines
2.1%$1.9 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails38%Running the government and other costs33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Parks, recreation and libraries4.2%Roads, transit and parking2.0%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

22%

of Redford 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$30.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$15.0 million
  • Fire protection$11.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$618 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$335 thousand
Running the government and other costs
33%$26.3 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$14.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$330 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$17.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$13.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.2%$3.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
2.0%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
Housing and community development
0.8%$651 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$435 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$262 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$173 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Redford Charter Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Redford 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.