City government · Allegan County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Allegan took in $12.0 million and spent $13.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)49%State tax money23%City taxes22%County and local tax money2.9%Federal tax money2.1%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

23%

of Allegan's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes22%

Property tax
21%$2.5 million
Other taxes
0.9%$106 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$106 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services49%

Fees for services
49%$5.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$3.2 million
  • Water$2.4 million
  • Other service charges$292 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.1%

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

From the federal government
2.1%$258 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$2.8 million

County and local tax money2.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.9%$345 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$71 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Roads, transit and parking31%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Running the government and other costs11%Parks, recreation and libraries4.8%All other spending5.6%

What stands out

31%

of Allegan's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$4.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$3.5 million
  • Water supply$734 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
31%$4.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$3.8 million
  • Airports$199 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$2.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.7 million
  • Fire protection$213 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$94 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$20 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$1.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$542 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$518 thousand
  • Government buildings$340 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$45 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.8%$622 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$622 thousand
Interest on debt
3.7%$485 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$355 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$130 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.6%$212 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$212 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$31 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$31 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Allegan. 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 Allegan 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.