Village government · Saginaw County, MI

Birch Run's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Birch Run took in $3.4 million and spent $3.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)44%Village taxes35%State tax money12%County and local tax money7.3%Fines and other2.4%

What stands out

7.3%

of Birch Run's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Village taxes35%

Property tax
33%$1.1 million
Other taxes
2.2%$75 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$54 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$20 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services44%

Fees for services
44%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$837 thousand
  • Sewer$577 thousand
  • Other service charges$68 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%$403 thousand

County and local tax money7.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.3%$248 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$75 thousand
Fines
0.2%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities45%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Roads, transit and parking13%Sent to other local governments1.7%Interest on debt0.6%

What stands out

45%

of Birch Run's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
45%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
  • Water supply$244 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$62 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$871 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$787 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$43 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$41 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$582 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$513 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$69 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$496 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$496 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.7%$62 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$62 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$21 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Birch Run. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Birch Run 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.