Village government · Iron County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Alpha took in $287 thousand and spent $284 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)49%State tax money27%Village taxes15%Fines and other9.1%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

27%

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

Village taxes15%

Property tax
15%$43 thousand

Fees for services49%

Fees for services
49%$140 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$73 thousand
  • Water$63 thousand
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$77 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$1 thousand

Fines and other9.1%

Interest, rents and other
9.1%$26 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities60%Roads, transit and parking19%Running the government and other costs12%Interest on debt7.0%Police, fire, courts and jails2.5%

What stands out

60%

of Alpha's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
60%$170 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$167 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$54 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$54 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$33 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$19 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
Interest on debt
7.0%$20 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$14 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.5%$7 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Alpha. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Alpha 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.