Township government · Newaygo County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Garfield Township took in $977 thousand and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes52%State tax money27%Fines and other16%Fees for services4.6%

What stands out

16%

of Garfield 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 taxes52%

Property tax
52%$509 thousand
Other taxes
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.6%

Fees for services
4.6%$45 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$45 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$261 thousand

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
16%$161 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking32%Sent to other local governments32%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Running the government and other costs15%Parks, recreation and libraries0.8%

What stands out

32%

of Garfield 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%

Roads, transit and parking
32%$434 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$434 thousand
Sent to other local governments
32%$430 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$430 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$278 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and prisons and jails
  • Courts and legal services$241 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$37 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$203 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$128 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$50 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$25 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$11 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Garfield 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 Garfield 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.