Township government · Washtenaw County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Augusta Charter Township took in $4.1 million and spent $3.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)52%Township taxes27%State tax money18%Federal tax money1.5%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

52%

of Augusta 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 taxes27%

Property tax
26%$1.1 million
Other taxes
1.2%$48 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$36 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$9 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services52%

Fees for services
52%$2.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$1.4 million
  • Sewer$731 thousand
  • Other service charges$9 thousand

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%$62 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$737 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$27 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities48%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Roads, transit and parking9.7%Interest on debt3.4%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%

What stands out

48%

of Augusta 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
48%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$1.6 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$733 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$338 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$222 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$136 thousand
  • Government buildings$37 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$590 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$590 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.7%$328 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$328 thousand
Interest on debt
3.4%$116 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$89 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$27 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$9 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Augusta Charter 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 Augusta 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.