Township government · Kalamazoo County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Alamo Township took in $718 thousand and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money56%Township taxes35%Fines and other7.8%Fees for services1.0%

What stands out

56%

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

Township taxes35%

Property tax
25%$181 thousand
Other taxes
10%$73 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$41 thousand
  • Other licenses$31 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.0%

Fees for services
1.0%$7 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money56%

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

From the state
56%$401 thousand

Fines and other7.8%

Interest, rents and other
7.8%$56 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails62%Running the government and other costs22%Roads, transit and parking5.8%Sent to other local governments5.5%Parks, recreation and libraries4.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities<0.1%

What stands out

62%

of Alamo Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
62%$817 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$786 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$31 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$294 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$90 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$84 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$65 thousand
  • Government buildings$55 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.8%$76 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$76 thousand
Sent to other local governments
5.5%$73 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$73 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.5%$59 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$59 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Alamo 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 Alamo 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.