Township government · Eaton County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Brookfield Township took in $460 thousand and spent $294 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money35%Fines and other34%Fees for services (sewer)17%Township taxes13%

What stands out

34%

of Brookfield 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 taxes13%

Property tax
13%$62 thousand

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$79 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$64 thousand
  • Other service charges$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$162 thousand

Fines and other34%

Interest, rents and other
34%$157 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs39%Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Interest on debt13%

What stands out

29%

of Brookfield Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
39%$114 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)$52 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$37 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$20 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$84 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$84 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$57 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$57 thousand
Interest on debt
13%$39 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Brookfield 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 Brookfield 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.