City government · Allegan County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Plainwell took in $6.9 million and spent $7.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)29%City taxes24%Federal tax money20%State tax money17%Fines and other7.5%County and local tax money2.4%

What stands out

20%

of Plainwell's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes24%

Property tax
23%$1.6 million
Other taxes
1.1%$76 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$47 thousand
  • Other licenses$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$2.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$1.3 million
  • Water$533 thousand
  • Airport$112 thousand
  • Other service charges$84 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money20%

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

From the federal government
20%$1.4 million

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$1.1 million

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%$164 thousand

Fines and other7.5%

Interest, rents and other
7.4%$509 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs70%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Roads, transit and parking6.3%Parks, recreation and libraries2.6%Interest on debt1.4%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

70%

of Plainwell's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
70%$4.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.5 million
  • Government buildings$310 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$99 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$22 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$182 thousand
  • Water supply$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.3%$444 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$444 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.6%$181 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$181 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$97 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.2%$17 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$17 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$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 Plainwell. 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 Plainwell 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.