Village government · Benzie County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Beulah took in $1.2 million and spent $942 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)47%Village taxes34%State tax money12%Fines and other6.3%County and local tax money1.7%

What stands out

32%

of Beulah's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Village taxes34%

Property tax
32%$373 thousand
Other taxes
1.4%$16 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services47%

Fees for services
47%$539 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$268 thousand
  • Water$250 thousand
  • Other service charges$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$136 thousand

County and local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.7%$20 thousand

Fines and other6.3%

Interest, rents and other
6.3%$73 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Running the government and other costs31%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Interest on debt13%Roads, transit and parking7.4%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

13%

of Beulah's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$311 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$303 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$8 thousand
Running the government and other costs
31%$289 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$97 thousand
  • Government buildings$96 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$62 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$34 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$133 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$71 thousand
  • Libraries$62 thousand
Interest on debt
13%$121 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$102 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$19 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.4%$70 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$70 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.0%$9 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$9 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.0%$9 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$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Beulah. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Beulah 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.