Township government · Antrim County, MI

Elk Rapids Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Elk Rapids Township took in $1.4 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes79%Fees for services10%State tax money8.0%Fines and other2.4%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

10%

of Elk Rapids 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 taxes79%

Property tax
79%$1.1 million
Other taxes
0.4%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$141 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$141 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.0%

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

From the state
8.0%$111 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$5 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$33 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs41%Police, fire, courts and jails38%Roads, transit and parking9.7%Sent to other local governments6.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.5%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

38%

of Elk Rapids Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
41%$521 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)$307 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$104 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$62 thousand
  • Government buildings$48 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$485 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$485 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.7%$124 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$124 thousand
Sent to other local governments
6.1%$78 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$78 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.5%$44 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$41 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$3 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$17 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Elk Rapids 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 Elk Rapids 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.