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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), White Lake Charter Township spent $23.8 million.

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Where it goes

Running the government and other costs43%Police, fire, courts and jails39%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Parks, recreation and libraries1.4%Interest on debt1.2%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

39%

of White Lake Charter Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
43%$10.3 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$7.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$967 thousand
  • Government buildings$821 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
39%$9.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$6.0 million
  • Fire protection$3.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$73 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$3.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$3.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$337 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$337 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$294 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$278 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$16 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$200 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$200 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.3%$64 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$64 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

White Lake 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 White Lake 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.