Township government · Oakland County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Southfield Township took in $806 thousand and spent $757 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes92%Fees for services5.0%Fines and other2.4%State tax money0.9%

What stands out

91%

of Southfield Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 53%.

Township taxes92%

Property tax
91%$735 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.0%

Fees for services
5.0%$40 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$40 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.9%

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

From the state
0.9%$7 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs86%Sent to other local governments14%Police, fire, courts and jails0.5%

What stands out

86%

of Southfield Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
86%$648 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$303 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$207 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$116 thousand
  • Government buildings$22 thousand
Sent to other local governments
14%$105 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$105 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.5%$4 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Southfield 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 Southfield 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.