City government · Wexford County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended November 30, 2021), Manton took in $1.8 million and spent $2.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended November 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)40%State tax money26%City taxes19%Fines and other12%County and local tax money2.8%

What stands out

26%

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

City taxes19%

Property tax
19%$344 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$14 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$13 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$728 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$332 thousand
  • Sewer$285 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$109 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$473 thousand

County and local tax money2.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.8%$51 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$225 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking35%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Parks, recreation and libraries6.2%Interest on debt2.1%

What stands out

35%

of Manton's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
35%$747 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$747 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$513 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$327 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$86 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$64 thousand
  • Government buildings$36 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$384 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$227 thousand
  • Police$132 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$19 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$295 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$295 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.2%$131 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$131 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$44 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$37 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Manton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended November 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Manton 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.