City government · Gratiot County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Alma took in $15.7 million and spent $14.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)36%City taxes24%State tax money22%Federal tax money10%Fines and other4.1%County and local tax money2.3%

What stands out

10%

of Alma'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
24%$3.8 million
Other taxes
0.2%$27 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$20 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$6 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$5.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$2.6 million
  • Water$1.8 million
  • Garbage collection$819 thousand
  • Other service charges$356 thousand
  • Transit fares$145 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$1.6 million

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$3.5 million

County and local tax money2.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.3%$356 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$527 thousand
Fines
0.7%$115 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Roads, transit and parking16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Parks, recreation and libraries15%All other spending9.5%

What stands out

15%

of Alma's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
26%$3.9 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$2.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$334 thousand
  • Government buildings$137 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$2.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Fire protection$258 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$252 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$114 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$2.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
  • Public transit$870 thousand
  • Airports$9 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$2.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$765 thousand
  • Water supply$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$2.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
Housing and community development
8.7%$1.3 million
Interest on debt
0.9%$132 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$113 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$19 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Alma. 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 Alma 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.