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East Jordan's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), East Jordan took in $4.7 million and spent $4.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (housing)43%City taxes23%State tax money23%Fines and other4.9%Federal tax money3.3%County and local tax money2.7%

What stands out

23%

of East Jordan's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes23%

Property tax
23%$1.1 million
Other taxes
0.7%$34 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$2.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and housing
  • Other service charges$1.9 million
  • Housing$108 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.3%

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

From the federal government
3.3%$155 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$1.1 million

County and local tax money2.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.7%$126 thousand

Fines and other4.9%

Interest, rents and other
4.8%$225 thousand
Fines
0.2%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Parks, recreation and libraries18%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Roads, transit and parking7.3%All other spending8.7%

What stands out

18%

of East Jordan's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
26%$1.2 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$815 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$191 thousand
  • Government buildings$110 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$100 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$1.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
18%$835 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$835 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$766 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$540 thousand
  • Fire protection$206 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$20 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.3%$348 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$338 thousand
  • Airports$10 thousand
Housing and community development
6.2%$296 thousand
Interest on debt
2.0%$96 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$62 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$34 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$13 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$13 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$8 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$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of East Jordan. 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 East Jordan 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.