Township government · Kent County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Caledonia Charter Township took in $7.3 million and spent $12.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes40%Fees for services (sewer, water)33%State tax money16%Fines and other11%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

33%

of Caledonia Charter Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Township taxes40%

Property tax
32%$2.4 million
Other taxes
7.5%$547 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$547 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$2.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$1.2 million
  • Water$744 thousand
  • Other service charges$451 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.1%

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

From the federal government
0.1%$8 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$1.2 million

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$810 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities68%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Running the government and other costs8.3%Sent to other local governments4.3%Parks, recreation and libraries2.7%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

68%

of Caledonia Charter Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 4.5%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
68%$8.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$8.8 million
  • Water supply$35 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$1.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.0 million
  • Fire protection$598 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$323 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.3%$1.1 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$514 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$292 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$212 thousand
  • Government buildings$56 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.3%$559 thousand
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$366 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$193 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$349 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$276 thousand
  • Libraries$73 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$121 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.6%$82 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$82 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Caledonia Charter 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 Caledonia 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.