Township government · Alger County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Burt Township took in $2.0 million and spent $1.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (parks and recreation, water)64%Township taxes27%State tax money6.4%Federal tax money1.3%Fines and other1.0%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

64%

of Burt 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
27%$534 thousand

Fees for services64%

Fees for services
64%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; water and 1 more
  • Parks and recreation$628 thousand
  • Water$366 thousand
  • Other service charges$273 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.3%

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

From the federal government
1.3%$26 thousand

State tax money6.4%

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

From the state
6.4%$126 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Parks, recreation and libraries26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Police, fire, courts and jails6.2%Interest on debt4.1%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

26%

of Burt Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
42%$696 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$443 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$136 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$93 thousand
  • Government buildings$24 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
26%$428 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$428 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$305 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$305 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.2%$102 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$100 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Interest on debt
4.1%$67 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$40 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$27 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.9%$31 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$31 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$11 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$11 thousand
Social services
0.4%$6 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Burt Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Burt 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.