Township government · Kent County, MI

Plainfield Charter Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Plainfield Charter Township took in $38.9 million and spent $26.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)39%Fines and other30%Township taxes20%State tax money10%Federal tax money1.7%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

30%

of Plainfield Charter Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 3.3%.

Township taxes20%

Property tax
16%$6.4 million
Other taxes
3.1%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.2 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$15.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$7.4 million
  • Sewer$6.7 million
  • Other service charges$1.0 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.7%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
1.7%$649 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$3.9 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$82 thousand

Fines and other30%

Interest, rents and other
30%$11.5 million
Fines
0.2%$72 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Sent to other local governments20%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Running the government and other costs16%Parks, recreation and libraries6.2%All other spending6.8%

What stands out

20%

of Plainfield Charter Township's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$8.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$8.8 million
Sent to other local governments
20%$5.3 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$5.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$4.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$2.7 million
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$935 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$4.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$854 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$811 thousand
  • Government buildings$671 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.2%$1.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.5 million
  • Libraries$176 thousand
Interest on debt
4.3%$1.1 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$932 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$200 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.5%$649 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$649 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Plainfield Charter Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Plainfield Charter 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.