Village government · Clinton County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Fowler took in $1.0 million and spent $1.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)34%Village taxes32%State tax money28%Federal tax money6.1%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

28%

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

Village taxes32%

Property tax
31%$327 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$359 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$166 thousand
  • Sewer$103 thousand
  • Other service charges$90 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.1%

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

From the federal government
6.1%$64 thousand

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$289 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities52%Running the government and other costs35%Roads, transit and parking9.8%Police, fire, courts and jails1.0%Sent to other local governments1.0%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

52%

of Fowler'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
52%$674 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$445 thousand
  • Sewer systems$173 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$56 thousand
Running the government and other costs
35%$450 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$373 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$59 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.8%$128 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$128 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.0%$13 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$13 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.0%$13 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$13 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$11 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$9 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Fowler. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Fowler 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.