Township government · Alger County, MI

Au Train Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Au Train Township took in $878 thousand and spent $816 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes77%State tax money16%Fees for services2.7%Federal tax money2.2%Fines and other0.9%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

77%

of Au Train Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes77%

Property tax
77%$678 thousand

Fees for services2.7%

Fees for services
2.7%$24 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.2%

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

From the federal government
2.2%$19 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$144 thousand

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$5 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs26%Roads, transit and parking20%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Sent to other local governments16%Parks, recreation and libraries1.0%

What stands out

19%

of Au Train 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%

Running the government and other costs
26%$211 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$121 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$49 thousand
  • Government buildings$22 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$19 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$161 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$161 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$155 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$155 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$154 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$154 thousand
Sent to other local governments
16%$127 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$127 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$8 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Au Train 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 Au Train 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.