Township government · Mecosta County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Austin Township took in $275 thousand and spent $435 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money60%Township taxes32%Fines and other6.9%County and local tax money0.7%Fees for services0.4%

What stands out

60%

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

Township taxes32%

Property tax
30%$83 thousand
Other taxes
1.5%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money60%

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

From the state
60%$166 thousand

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$2 thousand

Fines and other6.9%

Interest, rents and other
6.9%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments35%Running the government and other costs31%Roads, transit and parking25%Police, fire, courts and jails8.7%Parks, recreation and libraries1.1%

What stands out

35%

of Austin 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%

Sent to other local governments
35%$151 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$151 thousand
Running the government and other costs
31%$134 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$54 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$46 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$18 thousand
  • Government buildings$16 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$107 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$107 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.7%$38 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$37 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Austin 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 Austin 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.