Township government · Wayne County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Sumpter Township took in $9.8 million and spent $9.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other32%Fees for services (water, sewer)31%Township taxes25%State tax money11%Federal tax money0.7%

What stands out

31%

of Sumpter 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 taxes25%

Property tax
20%$1.9 million
Other taxes
5.4%$535 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$525 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$3.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$2.0 million
  • Sewer$694 thousand
  • Other service charges$276 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$85 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$69 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$1.1 million

Fines and other32%

Interest, rents and other
32%$3.1 million
Fines
0.4%$40 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails44%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Running the government and other costs19%Sent to other local governments5.3%Parks, recreation and libraries1.8%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

28%

of Sumpter 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
44%$4.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.3 million
  • Fire protection$412 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$261 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$48 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$2.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$2.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$316 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$1.7 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$662 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$480 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$464 thousand
  • Government buildings$113 thousand
Sent to other local governments
5.3%$486 thousand
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$486 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$163 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$163 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$123 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$102 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$21 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.2%$19 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$19 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$15 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sumpter 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 Sumpter 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.