Township government · Crawford County, MI

Grayling Charter Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Grayling Charter Township took in $1.7 million and spent $1.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money36%Township taxes33%Fines and other25%Fees for services3.4%Federal tax money2.2%

What stands out

25%

of Grayling Charter Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Township taxes33%

Property tax
23%$388 thousand
Other taxes
9.4%$156 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$156 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.4%

Fees for services
3.4%$57 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$57 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.2%

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

From the federal government
2.2%$37 thousand

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$602 thousand

Fines and other25%

Interest, rents and other
25%$420 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs31%Sent to other local governments28%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Roads, transit and parking1.2%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

28%

of Grayling Charter 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
31%$509 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)$164 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$154 thousand
  • Government buildings$117 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$74 thousand
Sent to other local governments
28%$471 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$471 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$331 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Fire protection$177 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$137 thousand
  • Police$15 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$319 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$319 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.2%$20 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$20 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$8 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Grayling Charter 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 Grayling Charter 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.