Village government · Lenawee County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Blissfield took in $6.7 million and spent $8.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)58%Village taxes23%State tax money17%Fines and other1.7%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

58%

of Blissfield's 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 taxes23%

Property tax
23%$1.5 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services58%

Fees for services
58%$3.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$2.3 million
  • Sewer$1.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$13 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$1.1 million

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$116 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities63%Running the government and other costs11%Parks, recreation and libraries9.3%Police, fire, courts and jails8.4%Roads, transit and parking6.3%Interest on debt2.2%

What stands out

63%

of Blissfield'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
63%$5.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$3.7 million
  • Water supply$1.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$59 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$845 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$489 thousand
  • Government buildings$169 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$154 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$33 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.3%$739 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$413 thousand
  • Libraries$326 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.4%$669 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$649 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$20 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.3%$506 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$506 thousand
Interest on debt
2.2%$176 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$127 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$49 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Blissfield. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. 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 Blissfield 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.