City government · Iron County, MI

Crystal Falls's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Crystal Falls took in $5.4 million and spent $4.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)69%State tax money14%City taxes10%Fines and other6.9%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

69%

of Crystal Falls' 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%.

City taxes10%

Property tax
9.3%$501 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$41 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$32 thousand
  • Other licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services69%

Fees for services
69%$3.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; electric power and 4 more
  • Other service charges$1.9 million
  • Electric power$1.3 million
  • Water$267 thousand
  • Sewer$178 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$82 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$61 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%$738 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$12 thousand

Fines and other6.9%

Interest, rents and other
6.9%$372 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs70%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.6%Parks, recreation and libraries6.8%Police, fire, courts and jails5.8%Roads, transit and parking4.1%All other spending5.5%

What stands out

70%

of Crystal Falls' spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
70%$3.4 million
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$3.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$98 thousand
  • Government buildings$54 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$49 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.6%$373 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$295 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$78 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.8%$333 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$333 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.8%$286 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$197 thousand
  • Fire protection$85 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.1%$200 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$200 thousand
Interest on debt
3.9%$193 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$111 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$82 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.6%$77 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$77 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Crystal Falls. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Crystal Falls 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.