Township government · Huron County, MI

Port Austin Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Port Austin Township took in $903 thousand and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes67%Fees for services17%State tax money9.7%Fines and other5.6%County and local tax money0.9%

What stands out

17%

of Port Austin 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 taxes67%

Property tax
66%$600 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$152 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$152 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.7%

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

From the state
9.7%$88 thousand

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$8 thousand

Fines and other5.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$44 thousand
Fines
0.8%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments30%Roads, transit and parking20%Running the government and other costs15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Parks, recreation and libraries11%All other spending12%

What stands out

30%

of Port Austin 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%

Sent to other local governments
30%$357 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$357 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$241 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$241 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$182 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$90 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$55 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$24 thousand
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$153 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$152 thousand
  • Water supply$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$127 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$127 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.7%$105 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$61 thousand
  • Police$44 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$20 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.4%$17 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Port Austin 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 Port Austin 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.