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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended November 30, 2023), Livonia took in $176 million and spent $163 million.

Latest recorded year: ended November 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes38%Fees for services (sewer, water)31%State tax money18%Fines and other11%County and local tax money0.8%Federal tax money0.7%

What stands out

18%

of Livonia's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 6.4%.

City taxes38%

Property tax
37%$64.5 million
Other taxes
1.6%$2.9 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$2.7 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$171 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$54.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$23.2 million
  • Water$20.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$6.3 million
  • Other service charges$4.9 million
  • Transit fares$47 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$1.2 million

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$31.8 million

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$1.4 million

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
8.0%$14.1 million
Fines
3.2%$5.6 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Running the government and other costs15%Roads, transit and parking14%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Interest on debt0.9%

What stands out

30%

of Livonia's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$48.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$26.3 million
  • Fire protection$16.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$48.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$35.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$12.5 million
  • Water supply$930 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$24.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$14.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
14%$22.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$22.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$17.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$13.2 million
  • Libraries$4.5 million
Interest on debt
0.9%$1.4 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$715 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$702 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Livonia. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended November 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Livonia 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.