Village government · Lenawee County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended February 28, 2022), Britton took in $628 thousand and spent $619 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)36%State tax money29%Village taxes26%Federal tax money4.8%Fines and other4.3%

What stands out

29%

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

Village taxes26%

Property tax
25%$155 thousand
Other taxes
1.3%$8 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$7 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$226 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$78 thousand
  • Sewer$52 thousand
  • Other service charges$49 thousand
  • Garbage collection$47 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.8%

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

From the federal government
4.8%$30 thousand

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$182 thousand

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$27 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs54%Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Roads, transit and parking5.5%Interest on debt3.2%Police, fire, courts and jails3.1%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

54%

of Britton'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
54%$337 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$271 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$52 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$191 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$108 thousand
  • Water supply$49 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$34 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.5%$34 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$34 thousand
Interest on debt
3.2%$20 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$17 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.1%$19 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$12 thousand
  • Fire protection$5 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.9%$12 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$12 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Britton. 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 Britton 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.