City government · Monroe County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Petersburg took in $1.9 million and spent $2.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)38%City taxes31%State tax money19%Fines and other7.5%County and local tax money4.4%

What stands out

4.4%

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

City taxes31%

Property tax
26%$483 thousand
Other taxes
5.7%$108 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$99 thousand
  • Other licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$716 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$272 thousand
  • Water$250 thousand
  • Other service charges$194 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$357 thousand

County and local tax money4.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.4%$84 thousand

Fines and other7.5%

Interest, rents and other
6.7%$126 thousand
Fines
0.8%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities57%Running the government and other costs13%Sent to other local governments12%Roads, transit and parking7.2%Police, fire, courts and jails5.8%All other spending5.1%

What stands out

12%

of Petersburg'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
57%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$929 thousand
  • Sewer systems$476 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$335 thousand
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$190 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$75 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$60 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
Sent to other local governments
12%$297 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$297 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.2%$179 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$179 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.8%$144 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$121 thousand
  • Fire protection$22 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Interest on debt
3.2%$79 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$78 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$47 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$39 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Petersburg. 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 Petersburg 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.