Township government · Ingham County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Wheatfield Township took in $330 thousand and spent $238 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money55%Township taxes33%Federal tax money8.8%Fees for services1.5%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

55%

of Wheatfield Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Township taxes33%

Property tax
32%$107 thousand
Other taxes
0.9%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.5%

Fees for services
1.5%$5 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.8%

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

From the federal government
8.8%$29 thousand

State tax money55%

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

From the state
55%$182 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs84%Parks, recreation and libraries8.8%Police, fire, courts and jails7.6%

What stands out

84%

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

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
84%$199 thousand
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$73 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$60 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$52 thousand
  • Government buildings$14 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.8%$21 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$21 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.6%$18 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and inspections and regulation
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wheatfield 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 Wheatfield 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.