City government · Clinton County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Dewitt took in $5.0 million and spent $5.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes53%State tax money23%Fees for services (water, sewer)19%Fines and other5.9%

What stands out

50%

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

City taxes53%

Property tax
50%$2.5 million
Other taxes
2.4%$123 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$123 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$946 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$390 thousand
  • Sewer$260 thousand
  • Garbage collection$240 thousand
  • Other service charges$53 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$1.1 million

Fines and other5.9%

Interest, rents and other
5.8%$293 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs51%Roads, transit and parking26%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Parks, recreation and libraries1.8%Interest on debt1.6%

What stands out

51%

of Dewitt's 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
51%$3.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.8 million
  • Government buildings$688 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$291 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$223 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$104 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$104 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$92 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Dewitt. 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 Dewitt 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.