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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Ferrysburg took in $4.3 million and spent $4.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes48%Fees for services (water, sewer)32%State tax money18%Fines and other1.8%

What stands out

46%

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

City taxes48%

Property tax
46%$2.0 million
Other taxes
1.9%$83 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$83 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$801 thousand
  • Sewer$382 thousand
  • Other service charges$183 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$783 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$65 thousand
Fines
0.3%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Running the government and other costs17%Sent to other local governments14%All other spending7.8%

What stands out

14%

of Ferrysburg's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
22%$919 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$797 thousand
  • Public transit$122 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$891 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$891 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$710 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$576 thousand
  • Fire protection$134 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$704 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$584 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$104 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$16 thousand
Sent to other local governments
14%$576 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$576 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.4%$303 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$303 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$17 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$12 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Ferrysburg. 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 Ferrysburg 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.