Village government · Mason County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended February 28, 2022), Custer took in $233 thousand and spent $138 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended February 28, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money40%Fines and other30%Fees for services22%Village taxes7.3%

What stands out

30%

of Custer's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

Village taxes7.3%

Property tax
7.3%$17 thousand

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$52 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$52 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$93 thousand

Fines and other30%

Interest, rents and other
30%$71 thousand

Where it goes

Parks, recreation and libraries51%Running the government and other costs18%Roads, transit and parking17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Sent to other local governments0.7%

What stands out

51%

of Custer's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Parks, recreation and libraries
51%$71 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$71 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$25 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$15 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$23 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$23 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$18 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$18 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.7%$1 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$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Custer. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended February 28, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Custer 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.