Township government · Iosco County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Plainfield Township took in $1.9 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes42%Fines and other36%State tax money14%Fees for services (sewer)5.6%County and local tax money1.1%Federal tax money0.8%

What stands out

36%

of Plainfield Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Township taxes42%

Property tax
40%$749 thousand
Other taxes
2.0%$37 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.6%

Fees for services
5.6%$105 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$67 thousand
  • Other service charges$38 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government
0.8%$15 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$260 thousand

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$21 thousand

Fines and other36%

Interest, rents and other
36%$679 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs53%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Parks, recreation and libraries6.0%Roads, transit and parking4.1%All other spending3.4%

What stands out

19%

of Plainfield Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
53%$754 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$276 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$276 thousand
  • Government buildings$107 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$95 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$267 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$245 thousand
  • Sewer systems$22 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$211 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$174 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$32 thousand
  • Police$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.0%$85 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$48 thousand
  • Libraries$37 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.1%$59 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$59 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.6%$37 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$37 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$11 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Plainfield 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 Plainfield 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.