Township government · Ingham County, MI

Aurelius Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Aurelius Township took in $927 thousand and spent $722 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money54%Township taxes37%Fees for services4.1%Fines and other3.7%County and local tax money1.0%

What stands out

54%

of Aurelius Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Township taxes37%

Property tax
30%$281 thousand
Other taxes
6.7%$62 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$48 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.1%

Fees for services
4.1%$38 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$38 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money54%

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

From the state
54%$503 thousand

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$9 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$34 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs61%Sent to other local governments15%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Parks, recreation and libraries5.5%Roads, transit and parking2.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.4%

What stands out

15%

of Aurelius Township's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
61%$439 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$275 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$73 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$68 thousand
  • Government buildings$23 thousand
Sent to other local governments
15%$111 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$111 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$103 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$76 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$27 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.5%$40 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$31 thousand
  • Libraries$9 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.6%$19 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$19 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.4%$10 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Aurelius 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 Aurelius 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.