Township government · Grand Traverse County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Mayfield Township took in $411 thousand and spent $445 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes56%State tax money43%Fees for services1.0%

What stands out

43%

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

Township taxes56%

Property tax
54%$223 thousand
Other taxes
1.5%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.0%

Fees for services
1.0%$4 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money43%

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

From the state
43%$178 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Sent to other local governments36%Running the government and other costs22%Parks, recreation and libraries2.7%Roads, transit and parking2.2%

What stands out

36%

of Mayfield 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$166 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$151 thousand
  • Police$15 thousand
Sent to other local governments
36%$160 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$160 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$97 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)$60 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$31 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$12 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.2%$10 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Mayfield 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 Mayfield 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.