Township government · Macomb County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Washington Charter Township took in $35.3 million and spent $26.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)38%Township taxes35%Fines and other18%State tax money8.6%Federal tax money0.7%

What stands out

38%

of Washington 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 taxes35%

Property tax
31%$10.8 million
Other taxes
4.0%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.4 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$13.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$5.9 million
  • Sewer$4.6 million
  • Other service charges$2.9 million

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%$233 thousand

State tax money8.6%

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

From the state
8.6%$3.0 million

Fines and other18%

Interest, rents and other
18%$6.5 million
Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Running the government and other costs25%Interest on debt5.0%Parks, recreation and libraries4.5%Roads, transit and parking3.9%

What stands out

37%

of Washington 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
37%$9.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$9.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$6.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$3.3 million
  • Police$2.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
25%$6.6 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$5.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$831 thousand
  • Government buildings$318 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$301 thousand
Interest on debt
5.0%$1.3 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$1.1 million
  • Interest on general debt$176 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.5%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.9%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Washington Charter 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 Washington 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.