Village government · Oceana County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Pentwater took in $3.3 million and spent $4.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)40%Village taxes40%Fines and other9.9%State tax money9.8%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

40%

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

Village taxes40%

Property tax
40%$1.3 million
Other taxes
0.2%$8 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$642 thousand
  • Water$314 thousand
  • Other service charges$272 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$99 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$2 thousand

State tax money9.8%

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

From the state
9.8%$322 thousand

Fines and other9.9%

Interest, rents and other
9.6%$316 thousand
Fines
0.3%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking39%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Running the government and other costs18%Interest on debt8.1%Police, fire, courts and jails5.4%Parks, recreation and libraries4.9%

What stands out

39%

of Pentwater's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
39%$1.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$932 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$172 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$841 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$393 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$320 thousand
  • Government buildings$128 thousand
Interest on debt
8.1%$374 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$348 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$26 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.4%$246 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$246 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.9%$224 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$224 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Pentwater. 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 Pentwater 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.