Village government · Van Buren County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended February 28, 2022), Decatur took in $2.1 million and spent $2.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes40%Fees for services (water, sewer)32%State tax money24%Fines and other3.1%County and local tax money1.2%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

38%

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

Village taxes40%

Property tax
38%$818 thousand
Other taxes
1.7%$36 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$36 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$677 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$364 thousand
  • Sewer$306 thousand
  • Other service charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
0.4%$9 thousand

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$517 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%$25 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$66 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Running the government and other costs16%Parks, recreation and libraries2.6%

What stands out

30%

of Decatur'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
30%$723 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$723 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$695 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$545 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$125 thousand
  • Water supply$25 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$518 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$500 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$18 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$379 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$197 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$141 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$24 thousand
  • Government buildings$17 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.6%$63 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$63 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Decatur. 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 Decatur 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.