Township government · Kalamazoo County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Charleston Township took in $672 thousand and spent $764 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money33%Township taxes29%Fines and other25%Fees for services (water)13%Federal tax money0.6%

What stands out

25%

of Charleston Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Township taxes29%

Property tax
22%$147 thousand
Other taxes
6.8%$46 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$25 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$84 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and other service charges
  • Water$60 thousand
  • Other service charges$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$4 thousand

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$220 thousand

Fines and other25%

Interest, rents and other
25%$171 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs34%Sent to other local governments26%Roads, transit and parking14%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Parks, recreation and libraries0.1%

What stands out

26%

of Charleston Township's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
34%$259 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$138 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$55 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$38 thousand
  • Government buildings$28 thousand
Sent to other local governments
26%$201 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$201 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$105 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$105 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$103 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$83 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$20 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$95 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$87 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Charleston 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 Charleston 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.