Village government · Calhoun County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended February 28, 2022), Athens took in $796 thousand and spent $504 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended February 28, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money35%Fees for services (water)28%Village taxes27%Fines and other11%

What stands out

35%

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

Village taxes27%

Property tax
23%$186 thousand
Other taxes
3.1%$25 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$220 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and other service charges
  • Water$210 thousand
  • Other service charges$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$275 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$90 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs75%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Roads, transit and parking7.5%Police, fire, courts and jails1.8%

What stands out

75%

of Athens' 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
75%$380 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$186 thousand
  • Government buildings$148 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$41 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$77 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$77 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.5%$38 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$38 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.8%$9 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation
  • Inspections and regulation$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Athens. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended February 28, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Athens 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.