Township government · Washtenaw County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Scio Charter Township took in $18.9 million and spent $27.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)36%Township taxes29%Fines and other19%State tax money11%County and local tax money4.1%Federal tax money1.4%

What stands out

36%

of Scio 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 taxes29%

Property tax
29%$5.5 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$6.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$2.7 million
  • Water$2.6 million
  • Other service charges$1.5 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.4%

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

From the federal government
1.4%$260 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$2.1 million

County and local tax money4.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.1%$779 thousand

Fines and other19%

Interest, rents and other
18%$3.5 million
Fines
0.1%$24 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails24%Sent to other local governments23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Parks, recreation and libraries17%Running the government and other costs9.4%All other spending4.3%

What stands out

23%

of Scio 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$6.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$4.5 million
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$657 thousand
Sent to other local governments
23%$6.2 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$6.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$6.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$6.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
17%$4.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4.7 million
Running the government and other costs
9.4%$2.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$733 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$458 thousand
  • Government buildings$200 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.2%$886 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$563 thousand
  • Public transit$323 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$286 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$181 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$105 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Scio 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 Scio 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.