Township government · Kalamazoo County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Wakeshma Township took in $614 thousand and spent $601 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes70%State tax money22%Federal tax money5.7%Fines and other1.3%Fees for services0.5%

What stands out

5.7%

of Wakeshma Township's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes70%

Property tax
65%$402 thousand
Other taxes
4.6%$28 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$3 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.7%

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

From the federal government
5.7%$35 thousand

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$138 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking57%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails9.7%Sent to other local governments9.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.2%

What stands out

10%

of Wakeshma 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%

Roads, transit and parking
57%$343 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$343 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$141 thousand
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$94 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$24 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$19 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.7%$58 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$58 thousand
Sent to other local governments
9.7%$58 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$58 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wakeshma 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 Wakeshma 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.