Village government · St Joseph County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Mendon took in $1.3 million and spent $1.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money38%Fees for services (water, sewer)30%Village taxes23%Fines and other8.3%

What stands out

38%

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

Village taxes23%

Property tax
23%$292 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$384 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$186 thousand
  • Sewer$113 thousand
  • Other service charges$85 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$483 thousand

Fines and other8.3%

Interest, rents and other
8.3%$105 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities42%Running the government and other costs36%Roads, transit and parking11%Police, fire, courts and jails8.1%Interest on debt2.7%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%

What stands out

36%

of Mendon's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
42%$724 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$493 thousand
  • Water supply$231 thousand
Running the government and other costs
36%$624 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$411 thousand
  • Government buildings$155 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$32 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$26 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$193 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$193 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.1%$141 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$134 thousand
  • Fire protection$7 thousand
Interest on debt
2.7%$47 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$7 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of Village of Mendon 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.