Village government · Lake County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended February 28, 2022), Baldwin took in $3.9 million and spent $3.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)45%Federal tax money32%State tax money12%Village taxes8.3%Fines and other2.4%

What stands out

32%

of Baldwin's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Village taxes8.3%

Property tax
8.3%$324 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services45%

Fees for services
45%$1.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$893 thousand
  • Water$503 thousand
  • Housing$315 thousand
  • Other service charges$62 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money32%

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

From the federal government
32%$1.2 million

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$483 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$94 thousand

Where it goes

Housing and community development40%Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Roads, transit and parking9.9%Running the government and other costs9.1%Interest on debt1.8%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

40%

of Baldwin's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Housing and community development
40%$1.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$1.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.9%$337 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$320 thousand
  • Airports$17 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.1%$311 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$168 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$82 thousand
  • Government buildings$50 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$11 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$60 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$35 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$25 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.5%$51 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$51 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$50 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$50 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Baldwin. 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 Baldwin 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.