Township government · Lenawee County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Fairfield Township took in $919 thousand and spent $633 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes31%Fees for services (water, sewer)29%State tax money22%Fines and other17%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

29%

of Fairfield Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes31%

Property tax
30%$273 thousand
Other taxes
1.5%$14 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$263 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$121 thousand
  • Sewer$71 thousand
  • Other service charges$71 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$205 thousand

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$6 thousand

Fines and other17%

Interest, rents and other
16%$148 thousand
Fines
1.1%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Roads, transit and parking26%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Interest on debt5.1%

What stands out

31%

of Fairfield 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$196 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$185 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$11 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$162 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$162 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$155 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Government buildings$54 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$43 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$35 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$23 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$88 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$62 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$14 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$12 thousand
Interest on debt
5.1%$32 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$29 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Fairfield 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 Fairfield 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.