City government · Berrien County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Niles took in $35.6 million and spent $34.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)69%State tax money11%City taxes9.4%Federal tax money6.7%Fines and other3.8%

What stands out

69%

of Niles' money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

City taxes9.4%

Property tax
8.9%$3.2 million
Other taxes
0.5%$173 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$173 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services69%

Fees for services
69%$24.8 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 4 more
  • Electric power$16.5 million
  • Sewer$3.4 million
  • Water$2.9 million
  • Other service charges$1.4 million
  • Housing$494 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.7%

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

From the federal government
6.7%$2.4 million

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$3.8 million

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$1.1 million
Fines
0.6%$229 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs60%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Roads, transit and parking10%Housing and community development2.9%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

60%

of Niles' spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
60%$20.6 million
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$18.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$479 thousand
  • Government buildings$360 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$4.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$3.0 million
  • Fire protection$1.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$4.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$4.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
10%$3.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$2.8 million
  • Public transit$671 thousand
  • Airports$83 thousand
Housing and community development
2.9%$1.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$485 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$485 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$184 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on electric power debt; interest on general debt and 1 more
  • Interest on electric power debt$100 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$57 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$27 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Niles. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Niles 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.