Township government · Kalamazoo County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Schoolcraft Township took in $1.2 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes42%State tax money42%Fees for services10%Fines and other5.6%

What stands out

10%

of Schoolcraft 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 taxes42%

Property tax
38%$465 thousand
Other taxes
4.3%$53 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$52 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$128 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$128 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$513 thousand

Fines and other5.6%

Interest, rents and other
5.6%$69 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs34%Sent to other local governments26%Roads, transit and parking19%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Parks, recreation and libraries5.2%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

26%

of Schoolcraft 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
34%$476 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$195 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$132 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$130 thousand
  • Government buildings$19 thousand
Sent to other local governments
26%$371 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$371 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$273 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$273 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$212 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$197 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$15 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.2%$74 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$74 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$4 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Schoolcraft 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 Schoolcraft 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.