Township government · Berrien County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Watervliet Township took in $3.2 million and spent $3.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes47%Fees for services (sewer, water)30%State tax money14%Fines and other7.3%County and local tax money1.2%

What stands out

30%

of Watervliet 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 taxes47%

Property tax
43%$1.4 million
Other taxes
3.6%$115 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$82 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$960 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$898 thousand
  • Other service charges$58 thousand
  • Water$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$451 thousand

County and local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.2%$39 thousand

Fines and other7.3%

Interest, rents and other
7.3%$231 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments25%Running the government and other costs18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Parks, recreation and libraries14%All other spending7.2%

What stands out

25%

of Watervliet 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%

Sent to other local governments
25%$941 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$941 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$693 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$470 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$127 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$96 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$674 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$674 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$668 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$342 thousand
  • Police$280 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$40 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$518 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$351 thousand
  • Libraries$167 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.2%$234 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$234 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$37 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Watervliet 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 Watervliet 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.