City government · Huron County, MI

Bad Axe's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Bad Axe took in $6.2 million and spent $11.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)45%City taxes28%State tax money17%Fines and other7.7%County and local tax money1.3%Federal tax money0.6%

What stands out

28%

of Bad Axe's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes28%

Property tax
28%$1.7 million
Other taxes
0.4%$26 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services45%

Fees for services
45%$2.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$1.3 million
  • Water$1.2 million
  • Garbage collection$163 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$46 thousand
  • Other service charges$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$35 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$1.1 million

County and local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.3%$80 thousand

Fines and other7.7%

Interest, rents and other
7.6%$469 thousand
Fines
0.1%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs43%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Roads, transit and parking10%Parks, recreation and libraries2.3%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

43%

of Bad Axe's 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
43%$4.9 million
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$3.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.0 million
  • Government buildings$73 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$66 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$2.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$2.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$2.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$2.3 million
  • Fire protection$72 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
  • Parking$47 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$263 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$263 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.9%$103 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$103 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$92 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$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 Bad Axe. 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 Bad Axe 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.