Township government · Oscoda County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Comins Township took in $413 thousand and spent $537 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money52%Township taxes38%Fees for services4.4%Fines and other4.4%Federal tax money1.5%

What stands out

52%

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

Township taxes38%

Property tax
37%$153 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.4%

Fees for services
4.4%$18 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$18 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%$6 thousand

State tax money52%

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

From the state
52%$215 thousand

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
4.4%$18 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs40%Roads, transit and parking24%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Parks, recreation and libraries9.1%Sent to other local governments4.7%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

9.1%

of Comins 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
40%$213 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$80 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$79 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$37 thousand
  • Government buildings$17 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$129 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$129 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$106 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$90 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$16 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.1%$49 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$49 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.7%$25 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$25 thousand
Interest on debt
2.6%$14 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Comins 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 Comins 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.