Village government · Huron County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended February 28, 2022), Pigeon took in $2.7 million and spent $2.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended February 28, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)38%Village taxes29%State tax money23%Fines and other6.9%County and local tax money2.4%

What stands out

23%

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

Village taxes29%

Property tax
29%$768 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$654 thousand
  • Sewer$277 thousand
  • Garbage collection$88 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$621 thousand

County and local tax money2.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.4%$65 thousand

Fines and other6.9%

Interest, rents and other
6.9%$183 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Roads, transit and parking23%Running the government and other costs17%Sent to other local governments13%Police, fire, courts and jails11%All other spending7.9%

What stands out

13%

of Pigeon'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
28%$615 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$524 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$91 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$507 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$507 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$361 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$171 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$104 thousand
  • Government buildings$82 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4 thousand
Sent to other local governments
13%$287 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$287 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$244 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$244 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.3%$93 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$93 thousand
Interest on debt
3.6%$79 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$58 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$21 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Pigeon. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended February 28, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Pigeon 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.