Township government · Kalkaska County, MI

Kalkaska Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Kalkaska Township took in $737 thousand and spent $558 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money47%Township taxes28%Fees for services16%Fines and other8.7%

What stands out

16%

of Kalkaska 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 taxes28%

Property tax
28%$207 thousand
Other taxes
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$118 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$118 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money47%

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

From the state
47%$347 thousand

Fines and other8.7%

Interest, rents and other
8.7%$64 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs59%Police, fire, courts and jails35%Sent to other local governments4.5%Parks, recreation and libraries1.1%Health and hospitals0.5%

What stands out

35%

of Kalkaska Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
59%$327 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$127 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$92 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$88 thousand
  • Government buildings$20 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$197 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$174 thousand
  • Police$23 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.5%$25 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$25 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals
  • Hospitals$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Kalkaska 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 Kalkaska 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.