Village government · Berrien County, MI

Berrien Springs's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Berrien Springs took in $4.1 million and spent $4.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)65%Village taxes19%State tax money13%Fines and other2.9%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

65%

of Berrien Springs' money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Village taxes19%

Property tax
19%$776 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$29 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services65%

Fees for services
65%$2.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$1.3 million
  • Water$777 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$399 thousand
  • Other service charges$239 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.1%

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

From the federal government
0.1%$6 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$534 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$94 thousand
Fines
0.6%$25 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities44%Running the government and other costs20%Parks, recreation and libraries17%Roads, transit and parking8.5%Interest on debt4.9%All other spending6.2%

What stands out

17%

of Berrien Springs' spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
44%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$160 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$798 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$309 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$230 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$214 thousand
  • Government buildings$45 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
17%$655 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$655 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.5%$334 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$334 thousand
Interest on debt
4.9%$195 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$147 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$48 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.3%$129 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$129 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.9%$116 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$94 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$22 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Berrien Springs. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Berrien Springs 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.