Township government · Grand Traverse County, MI

Garfield Charter Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Garfield Charter Township took in $12.3 million and spent $12.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)48%Township taxes36%State tax money17%

What stands out

48%

of Garfield Charter Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Township taxes36%

Property tax
33%$4.1 million
Other taxes
2.9%$356 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$356 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services48%

Fees for services
48%$5.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$2.9 million
  • Water$2.9 million
  • Other service charges$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$2.1 million

Fines and other-0.4%

Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand
Interest, rents and other
-0.5%-$56 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Running the government and other costs21%Sent to other local governments18%Parks, recreation and libraries1.1%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

18%

of Garfield Charter Township's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$3.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$3.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$3.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$2.3 million
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$122 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$2.7 million
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$1.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$641 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$189 thousand
  • Government buildings$94 thousand
Sent to other local governments
18%$2.3 million
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$2.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$140 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$140 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.9%$118 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$118 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Garfield Charter Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Garfield Charter 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.