Village government · Sanilac County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended February 28, 2022), Minden took in $429 thousand and spent $438 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)57%State tax money19%Fines and other13%Village taxes12%

What stands out

13%

of Minden'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 taxes12%

Property tax
11%$49 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services57%

Fees for services
57%$244 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$117 thousand
  • Sewer$78 thousand
  • Other service charges$45 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$81 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$54 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking32%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Running the government and other costs17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Interest on debt11%Parks, recreation and libraries2.1%

What stands out

32%

of Minden'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
32%$141 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$141 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$104 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$94 thousand
  • Police$10 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$75 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$49 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$12 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$62 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$62 thousand
Interest on debt
11%$47 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$28 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$19 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$9 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Minden. 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 Minden 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.