Village government · Baraga County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended February 28, 2022), Baraga took in $8.1 million and spent $6.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)53%Federal tax money25%Fines and other8.3%Village taxes7.3%State tax money6.3%

What stands out

25%

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

Village taxes7.3%

Property tax
7.3%$589 thousand

Fees for services53%

Fees for services
53%$4.3 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 3 more
  • Electric power$3.0 million
  • Water$627 thousand
  • Housing$360 thousand
  • Sewer$343 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money25%

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

From the federal government
25%$2.0 million

State tax money6.3%

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

From the state
6.3%$506 thousand

Fines and other8.3%

Interest, rents and other
8.3%$672 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs63%Housing and community development15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.4%Roads, transit and parking5.0%Police, fire, courts and jails3.9%All other spending4.3%

What stands out

15%

of Baraga'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%

Running the government and other costs
63%$3.9 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)$71 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$52 thousand
  • Government buildings$45 thousand
Housing and community development
15%$936 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.4%$594 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$594 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.0%$317 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$317 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.9%$245 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$192 thousand
  • Fire protection$52 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Interest on debt
3.4%$213 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$206 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$57 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$57 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Baraga. 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 Baraga 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.