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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Ecorse took in $35.0 million and spent $46.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money49%Fees for services21%City taxes19%Federal tax money5.7%Fines and other4.5%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

49%

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

City taxes19%

Property tax
17%$6.1 million
Other taxes
1.9%$669 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$546 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$122 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$7.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$7.5 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.7%

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

From the federal government
5.7%$2.0 million

State tax money49%

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

From the state
49%$17.1 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$22 thousand

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$985 thousand
Fines
1.7%$598 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs48%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Roads, transit and parking14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.9%Parks, recreation and libraries9.3%Interest on debt1.3%

What stands out

48%

of Ecorse'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
48%$22.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$21.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$474 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$423 thousand
  • Government buildings$303 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$8.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$3.2 million
  • Police$2.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$560 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$6.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$6.7 million
  • Public transit$28 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.9%$4.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$4.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$534 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.3%$4.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3.1 million
  • Libraries$1.3 million
Interest on debt
1.3%$593 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Ecorse. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Ecorse 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.