Township government · Kalamazoo County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Climax Township took in $608 thousand and spent $474 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other38%State tax money29%Township taxes18%County and local tax money12%Fees for services2.6%

What stands out

38%

of Climax 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 taxes18%

Property tax
17%$101 thousand
Other taxes
1.8%$11 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.6%

Fees for services
2.6%$16 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$176 thousand

County and local tax money12%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
12%$73 thousand

Fines and other38%

Interest, rents and other
38%$231 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking45%Running the government and other costs38%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Interest on debt1.1%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

16%

of Climax 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%

Roads, transit and parking
45%$214 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$214 thousand
Running the government and other costs
38%$179 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$88 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$44 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$37 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$75 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$75 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Climax 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 Climax 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.