Township government · Saginaw County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Saginaw Charter Township took in $38.0 million and spent $41.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services37%Township taxes34%Fines and other13%State tax money12%Federal tax money4.6%

What stands out

37%

of Saginaw 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 taxes34%

Property tax
30%$11.3 million
Other taxes
3.7%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$929 thousand
  • Other licenses$462 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$14.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$14.2 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.6%

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

From the federal government
4.6%$1.7 million

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$4.5 million

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
12%$4.7 million
Fines
0.2%$86 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities40%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Sent to other local governments22%Running the government and other costs7.0%Parks, recreation and libraries4.3%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

22%

of Saginaw 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
40%$16.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$12.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.3 million
  • Water supply$1.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$9.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$7.5 million
  • Fire protection$1.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$408 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$154 thousand
Sent to other local governments
22%$9.0 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$9.0 million
Running the government and other costs
7.0%$2.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$785 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$458 thousand
  • Government buildings$211 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.3%$1.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
  • Libraries$714 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.9%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Interest on debt
0.4%$149 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Saginaw Charter 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 Saginaw 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.