Village government · Benzie County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Honor took in $494 thousand and spent $400 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)47%State tax money23%Village taxes18%County and local tax money6.5%Fines and other6.5%

What stands out

6.5%

of Honor'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 taxes18%

Property tax
18%$87 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services47%

Fees for services
47%$230 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and garbage collection
  • Sewer$224 thousand
  • Garbage collection$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$112 thousand

County and local tax money6.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.5%$32 thousand

Fines and other6.5%

Interest, rents and other
6.5%$32 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Running the government and other costs35%Roads, transit and parking11%Interest on debt11%Parks, recreation and libraries6.3%Police, fire, courts and jails0.3%

What stands out

11%

of Honor's 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
38%$151 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$151 thousand
Running the government and other costs
35%$138 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$58 thousand
  • Government buildings$43 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$32 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$43 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$43 thousand
Interest on debt
11%$42 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.3%$25 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$22 thousand
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Honor. 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 Honor 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.