Village government · Berrien County, MI

Eau Claire's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended February 28, 2022), Eau Claire took in $748 thousand and spent $573 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)34%State tax money31%Village taxes25%Fines and other8.8%

What stands out

31%

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

Village taxes25%

Property tax
23%$173 thousand
Other taxes
2.3%$17 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$258 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$116 thousand
  • Sewer$103 thousand
  • Garbage collection$39 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$234 thousand

Fines and other8.8%

Interest, rents and other
8.8%$66 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Running the government and other costs22%Roads, transit and parking20%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Parks, recreation and libraries8.2%Interest on debt4.5%

What stands out

20%

of Eau Claire'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$167 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$130 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$37 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$124 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$45 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$34 thousand
  • Government buildings$29 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$16 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$117 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$117 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$92 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$86 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.2%$47 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$46 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Interest on debt
4.5%$26 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$14 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Eau Claire. 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 Eau Claire 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.