Township government · Isabella County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Deerfield Township took in $1.1 million and spent $743 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes35%State tax money29%Fines and other19%Federal tax money15%Fees for services1.6%

What stands out

19%

of Deerfield 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 taxes35%

Property tax
35%$395 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.6%

Fees for services
1.6%$18 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$168 thousand

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$335 thousand

Fines and other19%

Interest, rents and other
19%$220 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Roads, transit and parking23%Sent to other local governments22%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.3%Interest on debt0.9%

What stands out

22%

of Deerfield 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
35%$262 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$83 thousand
  • Government buildings$81 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$52 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$46 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$169 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$169 thousand
Sent to other local governments
22%$167 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$167 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$121 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$116 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.3%$17 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$17 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Deerfield 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 Deerfield 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.