Township government · Sanilac 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 $257 thousand and spent $398 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes51%State tax money40%Fines and other8.9%

What stands out

40%

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

Township taxes51%

Property tax
51%$130 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$103 thousand

Fines and other8.9%

Interest, rents and other
8.9%$23 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs43%Sent to other local governments40%Roads, transit and parking18%

What stands out

40%

of Custer Township's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
43%$170 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$114 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$31 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$25 thousand
Sent to other local governments
40%$158 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$158 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$70 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$70 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.