Township government · Macomb County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Shelby Charter Township took in $105 million and spent $115 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes40%Fees for services (water, sewer)35%Fines and other11%State tax money10%Federal tax money3.7%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

35%

of Shelby Charter Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 50,000+ people gets 4.5%.

Township taxes40%

Property tax
36%$38.2 million
Other taxes
3.2%$3.4 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$3.4 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$36.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$18.0 million
  • Sewer$13.1 million
  • Other service charges$5.5 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.7%

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

From the federal government
3.7%$3.9 million

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$10.4 million

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$356 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
8.5%$8.9 million
Fines
2.9%$3.1 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails39%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Sent to other local governments20%Running the government and other costs11%Parks, recreation and libraries5.5%All other spending3.6%

What stands out

22%

of Shelby Charter Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
39%$44.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$20.9 million
  • Fire protection$18.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$2.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$24.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$24.8 million
Sent to other local governments
20%$23.4 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$23.3 million
  • Sent to the state government$46 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$12.1 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$4.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
  • Government buildings$1.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.5%$6.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$4.6 million
  • Libraries$1.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
2.8%$3.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$3.0 million
  • Public transit$259 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$866 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Shelby Charter Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Shelby 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.