Village government · Oceana County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Hesperia took in $979 thousand and spent $828 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)38%State tax money33%Village taxes26%Fines and other4.1%

What stands out

33%

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

Village taxes26%

Property tax
25%$247 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$369 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$193 thousand
  • Sewer$155 thousand
  • Other service charges$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$320 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$39 thousand
Fines
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Roads, transit and parking10%Parks, recreation and libraries5.9%Interest on debt3.3%

What stands out

19%

of Hesperia's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
35%$286 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$286 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$222 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$109 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$82 thousand
  • Government buildings$19 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$12 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$160 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$160 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$84 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$84 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.9%$49 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$49 thousand
Interest on debt
3.3%$27 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$26 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of Village of Hesperia 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.