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Lake Orion's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Lake Orion took in $6.2 million and spent $6.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)39%Village taxes37%State tax money16%Fines and other6.5%County and local tax money1.4%

What stands out

36%

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

Village taxes37%

Property tax
36%$2.3 million
Other taxes
0.2%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$2.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$1.2 million
  • Sewer$738 thousand
  • Other service charges$501 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%$1.0 million

County and local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.4%$88 thousand

Fines and other6.5%

Interest, rents and other
5.5%$338 thousand
Fines
1.0%$65 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Sent to other local governments19%Roads, transit and parking16%Police, fire, courts and jails12%All other spending4.6%

What stands out

19%

of Lake Orion'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
25%$1.7 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$1.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$302 thousand
  • Government buildings$269 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$117 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$198 thousand
Sent to other local governments
19%$1.3 million
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$1.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
16%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$805 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$805 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$191 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$191 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$127 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Lake Orion. 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 Village of Lake Orion 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.