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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Inkster took in $51.6 million and spent $39.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money33%Fees for services (sewer, water)29%City taxes19%State tax money13%Fines and other5.2%

What stands out

33%

of Inkster's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 1.2%.

City taxes19%

Property tax
17%$8.8 million
Other taxes
1.6%$848 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$848 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$15.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$7.1 million
  • Water$3.7 million
  • Other service charges$1.6 million
  • Garbage collection$1.4 million
  • Housing$1.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$43 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money33%

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

From the federal government
33%$17.3 million

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$6.9 million

Fines and other5.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$2.1 million
Fines
1.2%$608 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Housing and community development18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Interest on debt1.9%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

18%

of Inkster's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
32%$12.7 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$9.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
  • Government buildings$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$11.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$5.1 million
  • Fire protection$3.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$691 thousand
Housing and community development
18%$7.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$6.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$3.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.9 million
  • Water supply$663 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$739 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$428 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$311 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$653 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$653 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.9%$347 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$347 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Inkster. 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 Inkster 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.