City government · Calhoun County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Albion took in $16.5 million and spent $19.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)30%City taxes24%State tax money22%Federal tax money12%Fines and other11%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

12%

of Albion's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes24%

Property tax
15%$2.4 million
Individual income tax
8.6%$1.4 million
Other taxes
1.0%$164 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$163 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$5.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$2.1 million
  • Water$1.7 million
  • Housing$757 thousand
  • Other service charges$410 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$2.0 million

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$3.6 million

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$133 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
10%$1.7 million
Fines
0.1%$24 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs49%Roads, transit and parking21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Parks, recreation and libraries3.8%Housing and community development3.0%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

49%

of Albion's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
49%$9.4 million
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$7.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$904 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$582 thousand
  • Government buildings$91 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$4.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$4.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$3.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$143 thousand
  • Water supply$73 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.8%$734 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$734 thousand
Housing and community development
3.0%$576 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.4%$263 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$263 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.7%$143 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$143 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$45 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$44 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Albion. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Albion 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.