Township government · Sanilac 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 $218 thousand and spent $205 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes67%State tax money33%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

33%

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 taxes67%

Property tax
67%$145 thousand

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$71 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking58%Running the government and other costs41%Police, fire, courts and jails1.5%

What stands out

41%

of Austin Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
58%$118 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$118 thousand
Running the government and other costs
41%$84 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$38 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$23 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$18 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.5%$3 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation
  • Inspections and regulation$3 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.