Township government · Lenawee County, MI

Blissfield Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Blissfield Township took in $887 thousand and spent $680 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes70%State tax money15%Fees for services14%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

14%

of Blissfield 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 taxes70%

Property tax
69%$608 thousand
Other taxes
1.0%$9 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$8 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$128 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and other government-run businesses
  • Other service charges$99 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$132 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails45%Running the government and other costs36%Roads, transit and parking18%

What stands out

45%

of Blissfield 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
45%$309 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$255 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$53 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
36%$247 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)$112 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$84 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$47 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$124 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$124 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Blissfield 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 Blissfield 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.