City government · Van Buren County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Gobles took in $686 thousand and spent $478 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money38%City taxes38%Fees for services18%Fines and other3.6%County and local tax money1.6%

What stands out

38%

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

City taxes38%

Property tax
36%$248 thousand
Other taxes
2.0%$14 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$124 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$124 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$264 thousand

County and local tax money1.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.6%$11 thousand

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$21 thousand
Fines
0.6%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Roads, transit and parking22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Interest on debt8.8%Police, fire, courts and jails6.7%All other spending10%

What stands out

8.8%

of Gobles' spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
42%$200 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$135 thousand
  • Government buildings$45 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$12 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$103 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$103 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$52 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$52 thousand
Interest on debt
8.8%$42 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.7%$32 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$22 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$6 thousand
  • Police$4 thousand
Sent to other local governments
5.2%$25 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$25 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.0%$24 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$18 thousand
  • Libraries$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Gobles. 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 Gobles 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.