Township government · Berrien County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Coloma Charter Township took in $4.1 million and spent $4.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes48%State tax money22%Fees for services (sewer)20%Fines and other9.9%

What stands out

20%

of Coloma Charter 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 taxes48%

Property tax
44%$1.8 million
Other taxes
4.0%$163 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$163 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$833 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$563 thousand
  • Other service charges$270 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$881 thousand

Fines and other9.9%

Interest, rents and other
9.9%$405 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Running the government and other costs31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries2.1%Interest on debt0.8%

What stands out

19%

of Coloma Charter Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$1.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Fire protection$172 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$76 thousand
Running the government and other costs
31%$1.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$815 thousand
  • Government buildings$236 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$213 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$126 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$876 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$876 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$481 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$481 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$97 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$96 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$38 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Coloma 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 Coloma 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.