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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Williams Charter Township took in $3.8 million and spent $3.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)41%Township taxes35%State tax money19%Fines and other5.2%

What stands out

41%

of Williams 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 taxes35%

Property tax
31%$1.2 million
Other taxes
3.7%$139 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$128 thousand
  • Other licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 2 more
  • Other service charges$737 thousand
  • Sewer$317 thousand
  • Water$289 thousand
  • Garbage collection$216 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$706 thousand

Fines and other5.2%

Interest, rents and other
5.2%$194 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Sent to other local governments16%Roads, transit and parking5.2%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

33%

of Williams Charter Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$742 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$444 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$860 thousand
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$361 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$318 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$149 thousand
  • Government buildings$32 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$697 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$359 thousand
  • Police$230 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$108 thousand
Sent to other local governments
16%$589 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$589 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.2%$190 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$190 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$84 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$84 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$26 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Williams 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 Williams 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.