City government · Allegan County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Fennville took in $2.7 million and spent $7.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)30%Fines and other30%City taxes22%State tax money17%County and local tax money1.1%

What stands out

30%

of Fennville's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes22%

Property tax
22%$580 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$14 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$13 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$799 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$461 thousand
  • Sewer$326 thousand
  • Other service charges$12 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%$457 thousand

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$30 thousand

Fines and other30%

Interest, rents and other
30%$795 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities78%Roads, transit and parking8.1%Running the government and other costs6.2%Police, fire, courts and jails3.5%Sent to other local governments2.0%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

78%

of Fennville's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
78%$5.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$4.0 million
  • Water supply$1.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
8.1%$601 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$601 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.2%$456 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$179 thousand
  • Government buildings$115 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$112 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$50 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.5%$256 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$146 thousand
  • Police$110 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.0%$146 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$146 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$87 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$71 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$16 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$44 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$44 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$34 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$34 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Fennville. 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 Fennville 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.