Township government · Berrien County, MI

Royalton Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Royalton Township took in $3.0 million and spent $2.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)37%Township taxes35%State tax money16%Federal tax money7.3%Fines and other4.1%

What stands out

37%

of Royalton Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes35%

Property tax
30%$924 thousand
Other taxes
5.0%$151 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$151 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$737 thousand
  • Water$287 thousand
  • Other service charges$95 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.3%

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

From the federal government
7.3%$221 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$497 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$126 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs48%Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Roads, transit and parking12%Parks, recreation and libraries5.1%Interest on debt3.0%

What stands out

32%

of Royalton 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
48%$1.4 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$778 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$464 thousand
  • Government buildings$76 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$61 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$907 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$907 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$338 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$338 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.1%$145 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$87 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$58 thousand
Interest on debt
3.0%$87 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Royalton Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Royalton 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.