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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Detroit took in $621 thousand and spent $473 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes60%State tax money38%Fees for services (garbage collection)1.6%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

38%

of Detroit's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes60%

Property tax
60%$370 thousand

Fees for services1.6%

Fees for services
1.6%$10 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$7 thousand
  • Garbage collection$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$236 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs50%Roads, transit and parking19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Social services1.1%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

15%

of Detroit's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
50%$235 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other government-run businesses and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$152 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$42 thousand
  • Government buildings$18 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$16 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$90 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$90 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$73 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$73 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$65 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$65 thousand
Social services
1.1%$5 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Detroit. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Detroit 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.