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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ludington took in $20.3 million and spent $18.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)40%City taxes21%Federal tax money19%State tax money16%Fines and other4.4%County and local tax money1.1%

What stands out

19%

of Ludington's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes21%

Property tax
20%$4.0 million
Other taxes
0.8%$158 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$84 thousand
  • Other licenses$74 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$8.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$3.1 million
  • Sewer$2.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.7 million
  • Other service charges$789 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money19%

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

From the federal government
19%$3.8 million

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$3.2 million

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$214 thousand

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$876 thousand
Fines
0.1%$22 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs34%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Parks, recreation and libraries16%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Roads, transit and parking14%Interest on debt4.4%

What stands out

16%

of Ludington'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
34%$6.5 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$4.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$728 thousand
  • Government buildings$309 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$3.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$3.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
16%$3.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$2.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.2 million
  • Fire protection$269 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$101 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$82 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$2.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.5 million
Interest on debt
4.4%$829 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$638 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$191 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Ludington. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Ludington 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.