Township government · Kalamazoo County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Comstock Charter Township took in $9.5 million and spent $10.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fines and other41%Township taxes28%State tax money18%Fees for services (parks and recreation, sewer)11%Federal tax money1.4%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

41%

of Comstock Charter Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 3.3%.

Township taxes28%

Property tax
27%$2.5 million
Other taxes
1.2%$118 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$118 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 3 more
  • Other service charges$561 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$213 thousand
  • Sewer$132 thousand
  • Garbage collection$79 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.4%

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

From the federal government
1.4%$130 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$1.7 million

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$75 thousand

Fines and other41%

Interest, rents and other
41%$3.9 million
Fines
0.3%$33 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails48%Running the government and other costs17%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Roads, transit and parking10%Health and hospitals5.7%All other spending5.1%

What stands out

48%

of Comstock Charter Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
48%$4.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$4.3 million
  • Police$441 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$1.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$698 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$537 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$348 thousand
  • Government buildings$144 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$1.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$827 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$538 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Health and hospitals
5.7%$574 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$574 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.5%$350 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$350 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.3%$131 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$131 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$34 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Comstock Charter Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Comstock 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.