Township government · Isabella County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Union Charter Township took in $9.0 million and spent $8.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)50%Township taxes24%State tax money17%County and local tax money5.9%Fines and other3.2%

What stands out

50%

of Union 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 taxes24%

Property tax
22%$2.0 million
Other taxes
2.2%$201 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$198 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services50%

Fees for services
50%$4.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer and water
  • Sewer$2.7 million
  • Water$1.8 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$1.5 million

County and local tax money5.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.9%$529 thousand

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$234 thousand
Fines
0.6%$50 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities39%Running the government and other costs18%Sent to other local governments15%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Roads, transit and parking5.8%All other spending6.9%

What stands out

39%

of Union Charter Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 4.5%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
39%$3.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$960 thousand
  • Water supply$349 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$1.6 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$725 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$471 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$348 thousand
  • Government buildings$68 thousand
Sent to other local governments
15%$1.3 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$1.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$886 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$259 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$126 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.8%$505 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$505 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.0%$349 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$349 thousand
Interest on debt
2.9%$252 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$199 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$53 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Union 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 Union 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.