Village government · Leelanau County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended February 28, 2022), Empire took in $720 thousand and spent $588 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes53%Fees for services (water, parking)18%State tax money17%Fines and other7.6%County and local tax money3.8%

What stands out

52%

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

Village taxes53%

Property tax
52%$374 thousand
Other taxes
1.0%$7 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$132 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and parking
  • Water$109 thousand
  • Parking$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$125 thousand

County and local tax money3.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.8%$27 thousand

Fines and other7.6%

Interest, rents and other
6.5%$47 thousand
Fines
1.1%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs39%Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Roads, transit and parking12%Interest on debt3.1%

What stands out

15%

of Empire'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
39%$232 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$127 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$90 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$15 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$179 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$168 thousand
  • Water supply$11 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$86 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$86 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$73 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$73 thousand
Interest on debt
3.1%$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Empire. 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 Empire 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.