Village government · Manistee County, MI

Bear Lake's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended February 28, 2022), Bear Lake took in $456 thousand and spent $422 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)45%Fines and other20%State tax money18%Village taxes16%

What stands out

20%

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

Village taxes16%

Property tax
16%$71 thousand
Other taxes
0.9%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services45%

Fees for services
45%$205 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 1 more
  • Water$74 thousand
  • Other service charges$73 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$58 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$83 thousand

Fines and other20%

Interest, rents and other
20%$93 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs49%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Interest on debt8.8%Roads, transit and parking5.9%Sent to other local governments0.9%

What stands out

49%

of Bear Lake'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
49%$208 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$92 thousand
  • Government buildings$61 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$49 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$92 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$91 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$56 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$55 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Interest on debt
8.8%$37 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$26 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$11 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.9%$25 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$25 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.9%$4 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$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Bear Lake. 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 Bear Lake 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.