City government · Van Buren County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Bangor took in $4.2 million and spent $6.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)29%State tax money26%City taxes24%Fines and other15%Federal tax money4.9%County and local tax money1.3%

What stands out

14%

of Bangor's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes24%

Property tax
24%$987 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$15 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$461 thousand
  • Water$351 thousand
  • Housing$261 thousand
  • Other service charges$132 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.9%

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

From the federal government
4.9%$205 thousand

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$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%$56 thousand

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
14%$593 thousand
Fines
0.4%$18 thousand

Where it goes

Housing and community development37%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Running the government and other costs17%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Roads, transit and parking7.6%All other spending6.2%

What stands out

37%

of Bangor'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
37%$2.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$624 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$560 thousand
  • Water supply$27 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$1.1 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$691 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$232 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$108 thousand
  • Government buildings$48 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$742 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$607 thousand
  • Fire protection$117 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$18 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.6%$473 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$473 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.7%$227 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$166 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$61 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.8%$109 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$109 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$37 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$10 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals
  • Hospitals$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Bangor. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Bangor 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.