Township government · Berrien County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Chikaming Township took in $10.7 million and spent $10.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money28%Fees for services (water, sewer)27%Township taxes26%Fines and other16%County and local tax money1.4%Federal tax money1.1%

What stands out

27%

of Chikaming Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes26%

Property tax
22%$2.4 million
Other taxes
3.6%$389 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$389 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$2.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$1.9 million
  • Sewer$793 thousand
  • Other service charges$182 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.1%

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

From the federal government
1.1%$119 thousand

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$3.1 million

County and local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.4%$153 thousand

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
16%$1.7 million
Fines
0.3%$28 thousand

Where it goes

Parks, recreation and libraries38%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Running the government and other costs13%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Roads, transit and parking9.5%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

38%

of Chikaming Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Parks, recreation and libraries
38%$4.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$2.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$2.8 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$1.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$866 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$384 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$205 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$720 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$465 thousand
  • Fire protection$216 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.5%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Health and hospitals
0.4%$44 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$44 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Chikaming 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 Chikaming 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.