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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Imlay City took in $7.6 million and spent $6.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)43%City taxes34%State tax money20%Fines and other2.5%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

33%

of Imlay City's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes34%

Property tax
33%$2.6 million
Other taxes
0.2%$18 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$3.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$1.8 million
  • Sewer$1.0 million
  • Other service charges$216 thousand
  • Garbage collection$195 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$1.6 million

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$33 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$192 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Running the government and other costs33%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Roads, transit and parking4.2%Parks, recreation and libraries2.9%Interest on debt1.5%

What stands out

21%

of Imlay City'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
37%$2.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$2.4 million
Running the government and other costs
33%$2.2 million
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$1.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$603 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$117 thousand
  • Government buildings$17 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Fire protection$214 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$12 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.2%$273 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$273 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.9%$190 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$190 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$100 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Imlay City. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Imlay 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.