Township government · Oakland County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Springfield Charter Township took in $8.5 million and spent $10.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes68%State tax money19%Fines and other6.6%Fees for services (parks and recreation)4.7%Federal tax money1.5%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

19%

of Springfield Charter Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Township taxes68%

Property tax
63%$5.3 million
Other taxes
4.8%$410 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$407 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.7%

Fees for services
4.7%$395 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$205 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$190 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.5%

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

From the federal government
1.5%$127 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$1.6 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%$14 thousand

Fines and other6.6%

Interest, rents and other
6.0%$506 thousand
Fines
0.6%$54 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails42%Running the government and other costs21%Sent to other local governments18%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Roads, transit and parking6.1%Interest on debt0.6%

What stands out

18%

of Springfield 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
42%$4.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$2.7 million
  • Police$1.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$38 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$2.2 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$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$396 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$393 thousand
  • Government buildings$128 thousand
Sent to other local governments
18%$2.0 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$2.0 million
  • Sent to the state government$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$1.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$673 thousand
  • Libraries$663 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.1%$663 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$663 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$70 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Springfield 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 Springfield 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.