Township government · Lapeer County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Mayfield Township took in $1.7 million and spent $2.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money52%Township taxes28%Fees for services (airport)16%Fines and other3.2%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

16%

of Mayfield 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 taxes28%

Property tax
24%$412 thousand
Other taxes
4.3%$74 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$71 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$282 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; airport and 1 more
  • Other service charges$127 thousand
  • Airport$120 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money52%

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

From the state
52%$900 thousand

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$10 thousand

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$54 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments34%Running the government and other costs24%Roads, transit and parking22%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

34%

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%

Sent to other local governments
34%$1.0 million
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$1.0 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$706 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$257 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$257 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$192 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$633 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$429 thousand
  • Airports$204 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$595 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$377 thousand
  • Fire protection$195 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$23 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$7 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 June 30, 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.