City government · St Clair County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Algonac took in $6.7 million and spent $7.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, housing)38%City taxes27%State tax money19%Federal tax money9.3%County and local tax money3.2%Fines and other3.1%

What stands out

9.3%

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

City taxes27%

Property tax
24%$1.6 million
Other taxes
3.3%$219 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$219 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$2.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; housing and 4 more
  • Water$937 thousand
  • Housing$477 thousand
  • Sewer$445 thousand
  • Other service charges$395 thousand
  • Garbage collection$288 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.3%

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

From the federal government
9.3%$624 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$1.3 million

County and local tax money3.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.2%$214 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$191 thousand
Fines
0.3%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Sent to other local governments17%Running the government and other costs14%Roads, transit and parking12%All other spending11%

What stands out

17%

of Algonac's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$36 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$1.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$822 thousand
  • Fire protection$743 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$151 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Sent to other local governments
17%$1.3 million
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$1.3 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$1.0 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$343 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$315 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$286 thousand
  • Government buildings$75 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$858 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$858 thousand
Housing and community development
5.9%$440 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.6%$339 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$308 thousand
  • Libraries$31 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Algonac. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Algonac 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.