Village government · St Joseph County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Constantine took in $4.2 million and spent $3.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)62%Village taxes22%State tax money14%Fines and other1.5%

What stands out

62%

of Constantine's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Village taxes22%

Property tax
21%$885 thousand
Other taxes
1.4%$59 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$59 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services62%

Fees for services
62%$2.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$2.2 million
  • Water$376 thousand
  • Other service charges$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$605 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$55 thousand
Fines
0.1%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities66%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Running the government and other costs11%Roads, transit and parking4.8%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

66%

of Constantine's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
66%$2.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$2.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$663 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$501 thousand
  • Fire protection$160 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$413 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$235 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$172 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.8%$178 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$178 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$13 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Constantine. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Constantine 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.