Township government · Oakland County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Royal Oak Charter Township took in $2.2 million and spent $2.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes49%State tax money33%Fines and other16%Fees for services (sewer, water)1.3%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

16%

of Royal Oak Charter Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Township taxes49%

Property tax
47%$1.0 million
Other taxes
2.3%$50 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$50 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.3%

Fees for services
1.3%$28 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$16 thousand
  • Water$7 thousand
  • Housing$4 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$9 thousand

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$703 thousand

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
16%$350 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Sent to other local governments13%Roads, transit and parking11%All other spending9.7%

What stands out

15%

of Royal Oak Charter Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
26%$533 thousand
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$250 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$140 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$133 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$515 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$276 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$153 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$77 thousand
  • Police$9 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$316 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$112 thousand
  • Sewer systems$102 thousand
  • Water supply$102 thousand
Sent to other local governments
13%$276 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$276 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$234 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$191 thousand
  • Public transit$43 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.8%$183 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$139 thousand
  • Libraries$44 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$19 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$19 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Royal Oak 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 Royal Oak 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.