Township government · Kalamazoo County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Ross Township took in $2.1 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes43%Fines and other32%State tax money20%Fees for services3.6%Federal tax money0.6%

What stands out

32%

of Ross Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Township taxes43%

Property tax
37%$761 thousand
Other taxes
6.3%$129 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$75 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$54 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.6%

Fees for services
3.6%$74 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$74 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$13 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$418 thousand

Fines and other32%

Interest, rents and other
32%$662 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs41%Roads, transit and parking17%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Sent to other local governments12%Interest on debt9.4%Parks, recreation and libraries2.4%

What stands out

12%

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

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
41%$560 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$193 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$174 thousand
  • Government buildings$104 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$89 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$236 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$236 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$235 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$134 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$78 thousand
  • Police$23 thousand
Sent to other local governments
12%$164 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$164 thousand
Interest on debt
9.4%$128 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$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

Ross 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 Ross 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.