Village government · Calhoun County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Homer took in $2.0 million and spent $1.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)32%State tax money26%Village taxes26%County and local tax money9.2%Federal tax money4.4%Fines and other2.5%

What stands out

9.2%

of Homer's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Village taxes26%

Property tax
25%$498 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$7 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$6 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$636 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$228 thousand
  • Water$208 thousand
  • Other service charges$200 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.4%

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

From the federal government
4.4%$86 thousand

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$514 thousand

County and local tax money9.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
9.2%$182 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$40 thousand
Fines
0.5%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Roads, transit and parking19%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Sent to other local governments14%Parks, recreation and libraries13%All other spending14%

What stands out

14%

of Homer'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$419 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$419 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$334 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$334 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$293 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$221 thousand
  • Fire protection$72 thousand
Sent to other local governments
14%$257 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$257 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$240 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$206 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$34 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$194 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$94 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$41 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$34 thousand
  • Government buildings$25 thousand
Interest on debt
3.2%$57 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$40 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Homer. 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 Homer 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.