Township government · Shiawassee 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 $253 thousand and spent $197 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes57%State tax money30%Fees for services13%

What stands out

13%

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 taxes57%

Property tax
57%$145 thousand

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$32 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$76 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Roads, transit and parking32%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Health and hospitals6.6%Parks, recreation and libraries0.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.5%

What stands out

25%

of Fairfield Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
36%$70 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)$28 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$22 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$19 thousand
  • Government buildings$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
32%$63 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$63 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$49 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$49 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.6%$13 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$13 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.5%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 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.