Township government · Antrim County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Custer Township took in $740 thousand and spent $514 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes78%State tax money16%Fines and other4.3%Fees for services0.9%

What stands out

78%

of Custer Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes78%

Property tax
78%$580 thousand

Fees for services0.9%

Fees for services
0.9%$7 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$121 thousand

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$32 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Running the government and other costs33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Roads, transit and parking7.6%Health and hospitals1.6%

What stands out

23%

of Custer Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$177 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$177 thousand
Running the government and other costs
33%$171 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$89 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$65 thousand
  • Government buildings$14 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$119 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$119 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.6%$39 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$39 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.6%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Custer 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 Custer 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.