Village government · Montcalm County, MI

Howard City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended February 28, 2022), Howard City took in $2.3 million and spent $2.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended February 28, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)36%Village taxes30%State tax money24%County and local tax money8.1%Fines and other2.4%

What stands out

8.1%

of Howard City'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 taxes30%

Property tax
30%$693 thousand

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$820 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$382 thousand
  • Water$266 thousand
  • Other service charges$172 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$544 thousand

County and local tax money8.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.1%$186 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$53 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs31%Roads, transit and parking21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Sent to other local governments9.8%All other spending7.2%

What stands out

10%

of Howard City'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%

Running the government and other costs
31%$620 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$388 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$188 thousand
  • Government buildings$44 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$429 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$429 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$370 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$370 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$255 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$198 thousand
  • Fire protection$57 thousand
Sent to other local governments
9.8%$198 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$198 thousand
Interest on debt
4.4%$89 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$57 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$57 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Howard City. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended February 28, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Howard City 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.