Township government · Roscommon County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Richfield Township took in $2.8 million and spent $2.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes40%Fines and other26%State tax money17%Fees for services (parks and recreation)16%Federal tax money1.4%

What stands out

24%

of Richfield 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 taxes40%

Property tax
36%$1.0 million
Other taxes
3.3%$93 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$93 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$448 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$422 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.4%

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

From the federal government
1.4%$40 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$478 thousand

Fines and other26%

Interest, rents and other
24%$670 thousand
Fines
2.1%$59 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs50%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Health and hospitals9.3%Parks, recreation and libraries4.6%All other spending3.5%

What stands out

22%

of Richfield 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
50%$1.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$647 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$339 thousand
  • Government buildings$164 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$63 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$543 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$543 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$267 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$94 thousand
  • Police$92 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$81 thousand
Health and hospitals
9.3%$229 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$229 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.6%$112 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$75 thousand
  • Libraries$37 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.8%$68 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$65 thousand
  • Airports$3 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.7%$16 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$16 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Richfield 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 Richfield 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.