City government · Hillsdale County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Hillsdale took in $27.3 million and spent $28.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)64%Fines and other12%State tax money12%City taxes12%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

64%

of Hillsdale's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes12%

Property tax
11%$3.0 million
Other taxes
0.4%$101 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$101 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services64%

Fees for services
64%$17.5 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 4 more
  • Electric power$13.7 million
  • Sewer$2.1 million
  • Water$1.4 million
  • Other service charges$121 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$82 thousand
  • Transit fares$50 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$82 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$3.3 million

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$3.2 million
Fines
0.3%$78 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs62%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Roads, transit and parking10%Parks, recreation and libraries2.1%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

62%

of Hillsdale's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
62%$18.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$17.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$450 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$270 thousand
  • Government buildings$102 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$3.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$3.1 million
  • Fire protection$522 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$3.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.9 million
  • Sewer systems$1.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
10%$2.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$2.8 million
  • Airports$170 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$608 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$591 thousand
  • Libraries$17 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$175 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$14 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$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Hillsdale. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Hillsdale 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.