Township government · Alcona County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Curtis Township took in $2.2 million and spent $1.3 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)72%Township taxes15%Fines and other7.2%State tax money6.3%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

72%

of Curtis 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 taxes15%

Property tax
15%$322 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services72%

Fees for services
72%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation and other service charges
  • Parks and recreation$1.5 million
  • Other service charges$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$2 thousand

State tax money6.3%

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

From the state
6.3%$137 thousand

Fines and other7.2%

Interest, rents and other
6.4%$139 thousand
Fines
0.8%$18 thousand

Where it goes

Parks, recreation and libraries56%Running the government and other costs18%Roads, transit and parking11%Sent to other local governments11%Police, fire, courts and jails3.2%Interest on debt<0.1%

What stands out

56%

of Curtis 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%

Parks, recreation and libraries
56%$721 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$676 thousand
  • Libraries$45 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$238 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$86 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$57 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$48 thousand
  • Government buildings$47 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$144 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$144 thousand
Sent to other local governments
11%$142 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$142 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.2%$41 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$41 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Curtis 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 Curtis 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.