Township government · Emmet County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Littlefield Township took in $1.0 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes45%Fees for services (sewer)29%State tax money22%Fines and other3.4%

What stands out

29%

of Littlefield 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 taxes45%

Property tax
45%$473 thousand

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$308 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$197 thousand
  • Other service charges$111 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$230 thousand

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$36 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments23%Roads, transit and parking22%Running the government and other costs17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Police, fire, courts and jails12%All other spending12%

What stands out

23%

of Littlefield 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%

Sent to other local governments
23%$327 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$327 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$302 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$302 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$242 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)$109 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$76 thousand
  • Government buildings$44 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$13 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$179 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$179 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$172 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$172 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.1%$99 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$91 thousand
  • Libraries$8 thousand
Interest on debt
5.2%$73 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Littlefield 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 Littlefield 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.