City government · Wayne County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Northville took in $16.7 million and spent $18.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes49%Fees for services (water, sewer)31%State tax money9.1%Fines and other6.7%County and local tax money4.3%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

46%

of Northville's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes49%

Property tax
46%$7.6 million
Other taxes
2.8%$474 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$465 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$5.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 3 more
  • Water$1.7 million
  • Other service charges$1.5 million
  • Sewer$1.4 million
  • Garbage collection$633 thousand
  • Housing$59 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.1%

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

From the federal government
0.1%$21 thousand

State tax money9.1%

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

From the state
9.1%$1.5 million

County and local tax money4.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.3%$713 thousand

Fines and other6.7%

Interest, rents and other
6.3%$1.0 million
Fines
0.4%$70 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Roads, transit and parking13%Sent to other local governments7.9%All other spending7.0%

What stands out

7.9%

of Northville's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
32%$6.0 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$4.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$838 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$632 thousand
  • Government buildings$152 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$4.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.9 million
  • Fire protection$953 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$279 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$206 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$3.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$2.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$769 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$2.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$2.4 million
  • Parking$36 thousand
Sent to other local governments
7.9%$1.5 million
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$1.5 million
Housing and community development
5.2%$978 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$239 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$239 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$111 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$98 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of City of Northville 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.