Village government · Oakland County, MI

Orchard Lake's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Orchard Lake took in $6.3 million and spent $8.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes61%Fees for services (sewer, water)23%State tax money8.8%Federal tax money4.3%Fines and other2.4%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

58%

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

Village taxes61%

Property tax
58%$3.7 million
Other taxes
3.3%$210 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$208 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$700 thousand
  • Other service charges$395 thousand
  • Water$367 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.3%

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

From the federal government
4.3%$270 thousand

State tax money8.8%

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

From the state
8.8%$558 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$5 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$112 thousand
Fines
0.7%$43 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Sent to other local governments18%Roads, transit and parking17%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

18%

of Orchard Lake'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
25%$2.2 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$1.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$325 thousand
  • Government buildings$74 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$51 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$1.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Fire protection$331 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$118 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$47 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$1.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$146 thousand
Sent to other local governments
18%$1.5 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1.5 million
  • Sent to the state government$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$141 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$132 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$24 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Orchard Lake. 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 Village of Orchard Lake 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.