Village government · Van Buren County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended February 28, 2024), Paw Paw took in $15.3 million and spent $16.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended February 28, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)52%State tax money30%Village taxes13%Fines and other5.4%Federal tax money0.1%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

30%

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

Village taxes13%

Property tax
12%$1.8 million
Other taxes
0.7%$109 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$108 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services52%

Fees for services
52%$7.9 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 3 more
  • Electric power$5.7 million
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Water$787 thousand
  • Other service charges$313 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$30 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%$16 thousand

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$4.6 million

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%$12 thousand

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other
5.4%$819 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities51%Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails8.9%Roads, transit and parking4.8%Parks, recreation and libraries2.7%Interest on debt0.7%

What stands out

51%

of Paw Paw's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
51%$8.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$5.7 million
  • Water supply$2.8 million
  • Electric power$39 thousand
Running the government and other costs
31%$5.2 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$5.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$27 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.9%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$91 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$53 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.8%$801 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$801 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$452 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$452 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$121 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Paw Paw. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended February 28, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Village of Paw Paw 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.