Township government · Kalamazoo County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Kalamazoo Charter Township took in $13.3 million and spent $11.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes64%State tax money23%Fees for services (parks and recreation)6.5%Fines and other5.4%Federal tax money1.0%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

23%

of Kalamazoo 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 taxes64%

Property tax
61%$8.1 million
Other taxes
3.5%$473 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$473 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.5%

Fees for services
6.5%$863 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$837 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.0%

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

From the federal government
1.0%$135 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$3.0 million

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$19 thousand

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other
4.8%$634 thousand
Fines
0.7%$88 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails64%Running the government and other costs31%Roads, transit and parking3.0%Interest on debt1.4%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%

What stands out

64%

of Kalamazoo 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
64%$7.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$5.7 million
  • Fire protection$1.9 million
Running the government and other costs
31%$3.7 million
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$2.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$582 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$491 thousand
  • Government buildings$255 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.0%$359 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$359 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$164 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$32 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$32 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Kalamazoo 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 Kalamazoo 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.