Village government · Sanilac County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2024), Port Sanilac took in $2.0 million and spent $2.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (ports and waterways, water)48%Village taxes27%Fines and other13%State tax money9.9%Federal tax money2.2%

What stands out

13%

of Port Sanilac's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

Village taxes27%

Property tax
27%$519 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$9 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services48%

Fees for services
48%$932 thousand
What's in fees for servicesPorts and waterways; water and 3 more
  • Ports and waterways$408 thousand
  • Water$264 thousand
  • Sewer$159 thousand
  • Garbage collection$74 thousand
  • Other service charges$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.2%

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

From the federal government
2.2%$44 thousand

State tax money9.9%

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

From the state
9.9%$193 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$260 thousand

Where it goes

Parks, recreation and libraries26%Roads, transit and parking22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Running the government and other costs9.8%Police, fire, courts and jails9.2%All other spending13%

What stands out

26%

of Port Sanilac's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Parks, recreation and libraries
26%$532 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$532 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$459 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$459 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$401 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$293 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$108 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.8%$201 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$201 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.2%$188 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$148 thousand
  • Police$40 thousand
Sent to other local governments
8.5%$173 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$173 thousand
Interest on debt
4.5%$92 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$53 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$39 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Port Sanilac. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Village of Port Sanilac 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.