Township government · Mecosta 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 $232 thousand and spent $151 thousand.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

State tax money75%Township taxes22%Federal tax money1.7%Fines and other1.7%

What stands out

75%

of Deerfield Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Township taxes22%

Property tax
22%$51 thousand

Federal tax money1.7%

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

From the federal government
1.7%$4 thousand

State tax money75%

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

From the state
75%$173 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs76%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Roads, transit and parking9.9%Parks, recreation and libraries1.3%

What stands out

76%

of Deerfield Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
76%$115 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)$61 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$32 thousand
  • Government buildings$14 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$19 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$19 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.9%$15 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$15 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$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.