Village government · Van Buren County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended February 28, 2022), Lawton took in $2.6 million and spent $2.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes33%Fees for services (sewer, water)28%State tax money23%Fines and other9.7%County and local tax money5.8%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

31%

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

Village taxes33%

Property tax
31%$803 thousand
Other taxes
2.1%$54 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$29 thousand
  • Other licenses$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$730 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$488 thousand
  • Water$225 thousand
  • Other service charges$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$7 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$591 thousand

County and local tax money5.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.8%$149 thousand

Fines and other9.7%

Interest, rents and other
9.2%$239 thousand
Fines
0.5%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Roads, transit and parking15%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Interest on debt2.3%

What stands out

12%

of Lawton's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
30%$626 thousand
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$343 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$207 thousand
  • Government buildings$52 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$24 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$435 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$435 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$421 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$421 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$325 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$325 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$253 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$172 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$81 thousand
Interest on debt
2.3%$49 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$27 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$22 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Lawton. 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 Lawton 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.