Township government · Berrien County, MI

St. Joseph Charter Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), St. Joseph Charter Township took in $8.0 million and spent $7.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes53%Fees for services (sewer, water)32%State tax money13%Fines and other1.8%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

32%

of St. Joseph Charter 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 taxes53%

Property tax
51%$4.1 million
Other taxes
1.9%$151 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$151 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$2.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$1.9 million
  • Water$668 thousand
  • Other service charges$22 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$23 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$1.0 million

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$141 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Running the government and other costs20%Parks, recreation and libraries8.4%Roads, transit and parking4.6%Health and hospitals0.8%

What stands out

31%

of St. Joseph 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$2.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.8 million
  • Fire protection$464 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$147 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$2.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$779 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$1.4 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$709 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$405 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$216 thousand
  • Government buildings$104 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.4%$589 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$414 thousand
  • Libraries$175 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.6%$321 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$321 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$55 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$55 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

St. Joseph 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 St. Joseph 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.