Township government · Livingston 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 $1.8 million and spent $2.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other35%Township taxes27%State tax money25%Fees for services (sewer)12%

What stands out

35%

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 taxes27%

Property tax
25%$447 thousand
Other taxes
2.3%$41 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$41 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$217 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and sewer
  • Other service charges$134 thousand
  • Sewer$83 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$445 thousand

Fines and other35%

Interest, rents and other
35%$628 thousand
Fines
0.2%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments34%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Roads, transit and parking12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.4%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

34%

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%

Sent to other local governments
34%$785 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$785 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$595 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$229 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$188 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$132 thousand
  • Government buildings$46 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$398 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$383 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$15 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$285 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$285 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.4%$217 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$207 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$10 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$15 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$7 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 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.