Village government · Ontonagon County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Ontonagon took in $3.8 million and spent $3.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)47%State tax money20%Village taxes15%County and local tax money9.5%Federal tax money4.9%Fines and other4.3%

What stands out

9.5%

of Ontonagon's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Village taxes15%

Property tax
15%$561 thousand

Fees for services47%

Fees for services
47%$1.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$962 thousand
  • Sewer$407 thousand
  • Housing$215 thousand
  • Other service charges$198 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.9%

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

From the federal government
4.9%$186 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$762 thousand

County and local tax money9.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
9.5%$361 thousand

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$162 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs46%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Roads, transit and parking15%Parks, recreation and libraries6.8%Interest on debt4.2%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

46%

of Ontonagon'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
46%$1.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$1.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$131 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$875 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$875 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$520 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$520 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.8%$240 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$235 thousand
  • Libraries$5 thousand
Interest on debt
4.2%$148 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$80 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$68 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.6%$91 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$91 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$15 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$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Ontonagon. 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 Ontonagon 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.