Township government · Washtenaw County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Superior Charter Township took in $13.0 million and spent $16.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)46%Township taxes40%State tax money11%Federal tax money2.0%Fines and other1.6%

What stands out

46%

of Superior 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 taxes40%

Property tax
38%$5.0 million
Other taxes
1.6%$209 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$205 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services46%

Fees for services
46%$6.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$2.6 million
  • Water$2.6 million
  • Other service charges$697 thousand
  • Garbage collection$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.0%

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

From the federal government
2.0%$256 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$1.4 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$6 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$195 thousand
Fines
0.1%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments29%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Running the government and other costs15%Roads, transit and parking2.6%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

29%

of Superior 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%

Sent to other local governments
29%$4.7 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$4.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$4.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$2.7 million
  • Police$1.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$30 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$3.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$3.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$12 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$2.5 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$1.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$410 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$306 thousand
  • Government buildings$46 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.6%$419 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$319 thousand
  • Public transit$100 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$339 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$339 thousand
Housing and community development
0.1%$24 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$16 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Superior 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 Superior 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.