Village government · Saginaw County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended February 28, 2022), Merrill took in $1.5 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other33%Village taxes28%Fees for services (water, sewer)15%State tax money15%County and local tax money8.7%

What stands out

32%

of Merrill's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

Village taxes28%

Property tax
28%$428 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$228 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$112 thousand
  • Sewer$86 thousand
  • Other service charges$18 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$224 thousand

County and local tax money8.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.7%$134 thousand

Fines and other33%

Interest, rents and other
32%$496 thousand
Fines
1.1%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs47%Roads, transit and parking25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Interest on debt5.8%Parks, recreation and libraries2.5%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

47%

of Merrill'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%

Running the government and other costs
47%$612 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$538 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$71 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$327 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$327 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$256 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$132 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$124 thousand
Interest on debt
5.8%$76 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$33 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$33 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.4%$5 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$3 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Merrill. 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 Merrill 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.