City government · Branch County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Bronson took in $4.3 million and spent $4.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money31%Fees for services (sewer, water)30%State tax money22%City taxes14%Fines and other2.8%

What stands out

31%

of Bronson's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes14%

Property tax
14%$610 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$530 thousand
  • Water$368 thousand
  • Housing$326 thousand
  • Other service charges$45 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money31%

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

From the federal government
31%$1.3 million

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$920 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$94 thousand
Fines
0.6%$24 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities40%Roads, transit and parking20%Running the government and other costs17%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Housing and community development6.6%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

6.6%

of Bronson's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
40%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Water supply$638 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$840 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$840 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$750 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$750 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$611 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$575 thousand
  • Fire protection$36 thousand
Housing and community development
6.6%$282 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$54 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$54 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$13 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$11 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$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Bronson. 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 City of Bronson 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.