Township government · Oakland County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), West Bloomfield Charter Township took in $94.6 million and spent $92.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes43%Fees for services (water, sewer)39%Fines and other8.3%State tax money8.1%Federal tax money1.5%

What stands out

39%

of West Bloomfield Charter Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 50,000+ people gets 4.5%.

Township taxes43%

Property tax
41%$38.8 million
Other taxes
2.4%$2.3 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$1.5 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$782 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$36.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$15.5 million
  • Sewer$14.2 million
  • Other service charges$6.8 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.5%

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

From the federal government
1.5%$1.4 million

State tax money8.1%

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

From the state
8.1%$7.7 million

Fines and other8.3%

Interest, rents and other
6.5%$6.2 million
Fines
1.8%$1.7 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails47%Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Running the government and other costs18%Roads, transit and parking1.8%Interest on debt1.7%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

30%

of West Bloomfield Charter Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
47%$43.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$21.9 million
  • Fire protection$18.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$27.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$27.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$276 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$17.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$6.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.0 million
  • Government buildings$511 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.8%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
Interest on debt
1.7%$1.6 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.5 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$114 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
Health and hospitals
0.1%$104 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$104 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

West Bloomfield Charter Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of West Bloomfield 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.