Village government · Monroe County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended February 28, 2022), Carleton took in $2.3 million and spent $1.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money35%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)32%Village taxes26%Fines and other7.9%

What stands out

35%

of Carleton'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
22%$493 thousand
Other taxes
3.9%$88 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$43 thousand
  • Other licenses$43 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$730 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and parks and recreation
  • Sewer$701 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$787 thousand

Fines and other7.9%

Interest, rents and other
7.6%$173 thousand
Fines
0.3%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking40%Running the government and other costs23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Sent to other local governments1.6%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

40%

of Carleton'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
40%$761 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$761 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$429 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$319 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$62 thousand
  • Government buildings$29 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$19 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$399 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$346 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$53 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$242 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$197 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$24 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$21 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.6%$30 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$30 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$21 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$21 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Carleton. 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 Carleton 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.