City government · Wexford County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Cadillac took in $17.0 million and spent $26.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (housing, parking)38%City taxes29%State tax money25%Federal tax money3.7%Fines and other2.7%County and local tax money1.6%

What stands out

25%

of Cadillac's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 7%.

City taxes29%

Property tax
28%$4.7 million
Other taxes
1.1%$182 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$182 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$6.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; housing and 1 more
  • Other service charges$6.0 million
  • Housing$523 thousand
  • Parking$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.7%

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

From the federal government
3.7%$634 thousand

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$4.2 million

County and local tax money1.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.6%$273 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$456 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs44%Roads, transit and parking17%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Housing and community development3.9%All other spending3.7%

What stands out

44%

of Cadillac's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
44%$11.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$8.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$883 thousand
  • Government buildings$395 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$4.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$4.3 million
  • Public transit$56 thousand
  • Airports$33 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$4.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.5 million
  • Fire protection$1.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$113 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$4.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$3.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$605 thousand
Housing and community development
3.9%$1.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$646 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$646 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$277 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$164 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$113 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$35 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$35 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Cadillac. 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 Cadillac 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.