City government · Kalamazoo County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Kalamazoo took in $209 million and spent $260 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)43%City taxes17%Fines and other16%State tax money15%Federal tax money8.0%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

15%

of Kalamazoo's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 6.4%.

City taxes17%

Property tax
16%$32.7 million
Other taxes
1.3%$2.7 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2.7 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$90.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$38.1 million
  • Water$34.7 million
  • Other service charges$12.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$3.3 million
  • Parking$1.5 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.0%

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

From the federal government
8.0%$16.7 million

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$31.7 million

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$936 thousand

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
16%$33.2 million
Fines
0.4%$738 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs43%Water, sewer, trash and utilities40%Roads, transit and parking6.9%Interest on debt4.5%Parks, recreation and libraries2.9%All other spending2.7%

What stands out

43%

of Kalamazoo's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
43%$112 million
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$98.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.0 million
  • Government buildings$1.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
40%$103 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$54.4 million
  • Water supply$45.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.9%$17.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$16.6 million
  • Parking$1.3 million
Interest on debt
4.5%$11.8 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$8.4 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$3.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.9%$7.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7.4 million
Housing and community development
1.6%$4.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.0%$2.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation and courts and legal services
  • Inspections and regulation$1.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.0 million
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$208 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$208 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Kalamazoo. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Kalamazoo 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.