Township government · Gratiot County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Lafayette Township took in $383 thousand and spent $217 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes79%State tax money19%Fines and other1.3%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

79%

of Lafayette Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes79%

Property tax
79%$303 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$72 thousand

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$3 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking45%Running the government and other costs37%Police, fire, courts and jails18%

What stands out

18%

of Lafayette 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%

Roads, transit and parking
45%$98 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$98 thousand
Running the government and other costs
37%$80 thousand
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$26 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$23 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$22 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$39 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$39 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lafayette 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 Lafayette 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.