Township government · Clinton County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Watertown Charter Township took in $3.8 million and spent $4.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes54%Fees for services (sewer, water)26%State tax money15%Fines and other4.4%

What stands out

26%

of Watertown 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 taxes54%

Property tax
41%$1.5 million
Other taxes
14%$514 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$321 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$193 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$984 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$751 thousand
  • Water$188 thousand
  • Other service charges$27 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$17 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$566 thousand

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
4.4%$165 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs45%Sent to other local governments28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Roads, transit and parking12%Police, fire, courts and jails0.2%All other spending0.2%

What stands out

28%

of Watertown Charter Township's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
45%$2.2 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$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$594 thousand
  • Government buildings$170 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$167 thousand
Sent to other local governments
28%$1.4 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$1.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$718 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$718 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$565 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$565 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.2%$9 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$9 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$7 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$6 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Watertown 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 Watertown 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.