Village government · Kalkaska County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended February 28, 2022), Kalkaska took in $4.3 million and spent $3.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended February 28, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)42%Village taxes25%Fines and other18%State tax money16%

What stands out

18%

of Kalkaska's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

Village taxes25%

Property tax
24%$1.0 million
Other taxes
0.4%$15 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services42%

Fees for services
42%$1.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$1.2 million
  • Sewer$581 thousand
  • Other service charges$9 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$665 thousand

Fines and other18%

Interest, rents and other
18%$754 thousand
Fines
0.4%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs57%Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Police, fire, courts and jails8.5%Interest on debt6.8%Roads, transit and parking0.7%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%

What stands out

57%

of Kalkaska's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
57%$2.1 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$1.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$328 thousand
  • Government buildings$116 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$13 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$998 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$998 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.5%$319 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$319 thousand
Interest on debt
6.8%$255 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$254 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.7%$25 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports
  • Airports$25 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$15 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Kalkaska. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended February 28, 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 Village of Kalkaska 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.