City government · Allegan County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Otsego took in $5.7 million and spent $4.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)32%State tax money30%City taxes29%County and local tax money5.7%Fines and other3.3%

What stands out

30%

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

City taxes29%

Property tax
29%$1.6 million
Other taxes
0.9%$53 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$49 thousand
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$1.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$1.0 million
  • Water$656 thousand
  • Other service charges$92 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$1.7 million

County and local tax money5.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.7%$321 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$184 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking15%Parks, recreation and libraries3.0%All other spending1.5%

What stands out

29%

of Otsego's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$1.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$276 thousand
  • Water supply$96 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$939 thousand
  • Fire protection$357 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$33 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$929 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$397 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$241 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$206 thousand
  • Government buildings$85 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$702 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$702 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$141 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$141 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.6%$30 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$30 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$29 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$9 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Otsego. 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 Otsego 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.