Village government · Kent County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Caledonia took in $1.0 million and spent $677 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes55%State tax money37%Fines and other6.7%County and local tax money1.2%Fees for services<0.1%

What stands out

53%

of Caledonia's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Village taxes55%

Property tax
53%$556 thousand
Other taxes
1.7%$18 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$12 thousand
  • Other licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$383 thousand

County and local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.2%$13 thousand

Fines and other6.7%

Interest, rents and other
6.7%$70 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking62%Running the government and other costs34%Police, fire, courts and jails2.2%Interest on debt1.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.3%Parks, recreation and libraries0.1%

What stands out

62%

of Caledonia's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
62%$420 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$420 thousand
Running the government and other costs
34%$227 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$178 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$24 thousand
  • Government buildings$14 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$11 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.2%$15 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$15 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$12 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$1 thousand
  • Water supply$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Caledonia. 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 Caledonia 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.