Township government · Washtenaw County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ypsilanti Charter Township took in $34.2 million and spent $39.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes69%State tax money18%Fees for services9.8%Fines and other1.9%Federal tax money0.8%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

18%

of Ypsilanti Charter Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of 50,000+ people gets 6.9%.

Township taxes69%

Property tax
64%$22.0 million
Other taxes
4.7%$1.6 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$913 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$672 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.8%

Fees for services
9.8%$3.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$3.3 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government
0.8%$273 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$6.1 million

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$181 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$654 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails39%Running the government and other costs24%Sent to other local governments17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.3%Parks, recreation and libraries7.4%Roads, transit and parking2.7%

What stands out

17%

of Ypsilanti Charter Township's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
39%$15.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$6.4 million
  • Fire protection$5.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$799 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$9.6 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$4.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
  • Government buildings$556 thousand
Sent to other local governments
17%$6.6 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$6.5 million
  • Sent to the state government$58 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.3%$3.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.2 million
  • Sewer systems$416 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.4%$2.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
2.7%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
  • Public transit$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ypsilanti 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 Ypsilanti 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.