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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Davison took in $6.9 million and spent $7.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)43%City taxes26%State tax money19%Fines and other11%

What stands out

11%

of Davison's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes26%

Property tax
26%$1.8 million
Other taxes
0.6%$43 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$42 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$3.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$1.4 million
  • Sewer$1.0 million
  • Garbage collection$318 thousand
  • Other service charges$227 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$1.3 million

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$745 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Sent to other local governments11%Roads, transit and parking9.1%All other spending3.9%

What stands out

11%

of Davison's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$2.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.0 million
  • Water supply$332 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$329 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$1.5 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$997 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$361 thousand
  • Government buildings$79 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$78 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$38 thousand
Sent to other local governments
11%$842 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$842 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.1%$671 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$671 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$206 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$174 thousand
  • Libraries$32 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$84 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$60 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$24 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Davison. 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 Davison 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.