Township government · Lenawee County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Deerfield Township took in $594 thousand and spent $649 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes83%State tax money9.9%Fees for services4.9%Fines and other1.7%Federal tax money0.7%

What stands out

82%

of Deerfield Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes83%

Property tax
82%$486 thousand
Other taxes
1.0%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.9%

Fees for services
4.9%$29 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$4 thousand

State tax money9.9%

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

From the state
9.9%$59 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking32%Sent to other local governments31%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Parks, recreation and libraries1.8%

What stands out

31%

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%

Roads, transit and parking
32%$208 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$208 thousand
Sent to other local governments
31%$202 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$202 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$119 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$47 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$39 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$25 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$108 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$101 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$12 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$12 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 June 30, 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.