Township government · Kalamazoo County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Cooper Charter Township took in $2.2 million and spent $1.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money51%Township taxes19%Fees for services17%Fines and other13%

What stands out

51%

of Cooper Charter Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Township taxes19%

Property tax
12%$271 thousand
Other taxes
6.2%$135 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$135 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$374 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$374 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money51%

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

From the state
51%$1.1 million

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$288 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs45%Roads, transit and parking25%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Sent to other local governments10%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

10%

of Cooper Charter Township's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
45%$856 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$391 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$212 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$187 thousand
  • Government buildings$66 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$479 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$479 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$377 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$334 thousand
  • Police$42 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Sent to other local governments
10%$192 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$192 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cooper 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 Cooper 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.