Village government · Huron County, MI

Port Austin's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended February 28, 2022), Port Austin took in $1.1 million and spent $2.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes52%State tax money20%Fees for services12%County and local tax money9.0%Fines and other7.6%

What stands out

51%

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

Village taxes52%

Property tax
51%$559 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$7 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$133 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$133 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$214 thousand

County and local tax money9.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
9.0%$98 thousand

Fines and other7.6%

Interest, rents and other
7.6%$83 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking53%Running the government and other costs26%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Police, fire, courts and jails5.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.4%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

53%

of Port Austin'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
53%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
26%$509 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$342 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$82 thousand
  • Government buildings$81 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$220 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$220 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.6%$112 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$112 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.4%$48 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$48 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.5%$29 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$29 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$15 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Port Austin. 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 Port Austin 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.