Township government · Benzie County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Joyfield Township took in $135 thousand and spent $130 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money64%Township taxes31%Fees for services3.7%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

64%

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

Township taxes31%

Property tax
27%$37 thousand
Other taxes
3.7%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.7%

Fees for services
3.7%$5 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money64%

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

From the state
64%$87 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs52%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Sent to other local governments22%Roads, transit and parking3.8%

What stands out

22%

of Joyfield 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%

Running the government and other costs
52%$67 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)$31 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$22 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$10 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$29 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$29 thousand
Sent to other local governments
22%$29 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$29 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.8%$5 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Joyfield 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 Joyfield 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.